Copyright Laws. . .do you like them?

Yesterday in class we learned about copyright laws. As we were talking about them my first impressions were to think that they were dumb rules that make using information from the internet difficul and harmful to the user or borrower if they are ignorant of copyright laws. However, as we continued discussing them, I realized that it is important to remember the people who put their stuff on the internet. Don't they want credit for their creative work? Even if it is just a dumb u-tube movie, someone still had to think it up and put it together; it's still theirs. As we think of bigger things, like movies and songs, those producers and artists are making those as their profession. . copyright laws protect their hard work and efforts from people unwilling to pay those who help entertain them. I know I am guilty of watching movies and taking music that is not mine to take but after having this lesson I think I will really try to make sure I am getting things of the internet responsibly so I can respect the creative minds that make the information and entertainment possible.