I had the opportunity to listen to a podcast on A Guide to Copyright presented by Melanie Wrobel (2016), Royal Roads University (RRU) Librarian Copyright Manager. Melanie explained the current Canadian copyright laws and provided answers to common copyright questions. Opening a new resort, creating internal and external branding such as vision, mission, core values, policies, procedures, and standards could possibly result in copyright conflicts. There is also the social media platforms; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, company website and FH magazine for our homeowners, and guests, creates an added responsibility on our stakeholders and myself to support and uphold Canadian copyright laws.<\/p>\n
This copyright information adds value to the MALAT program, students like myself, and to our professional working environments who have the desire to understand the dynamics of copyright laws. The most outstanding question Melanie Wrobel addressed in a collaborative podcast that stole my attention, \u201cIf I had a copyright on a piece of my work, and someone used it without asking my permission, how would I ever know about it\u201d (Wrobel, 2016, 10:02)?This is something I have always wondered about, Melanie\u2019s answer to this question was, \u201cyou may not know, that is the tricky thing\u201d (10:18).I thought, now what? Melanie also directed the podcast listeners to the different ways to determine if your work is being used outside of the copyright laws, this can be accomplished by using copyright detection software, such as Copyscape or Google Alerts.<\/p>\n
I opened a Google search page typing in the suggested site, Google Alerts (10:40). I found a Wiki How to do anything site just for Google Alerts. It provided the user with a ten-step process along with photos how to set up a search engine result for copyright.<\/p>\n