Thursday, May 29, 2008

Module 3: W3C Validator and Copyright

W3C Validator: this is a standards organisation www.w3.org for testing the validity of webpages. In testing my webpage i found that it did not conform, im not completely sure why this is however in guessing i think it might be due to the tags on the picture I used which could be causing the trouble. The problems seem to be mainly relating to display.

Copyright: Copyright laws seem to be everywhere these days, you must reference everything which does make it harder for university students as they can face charges for various forms of copyright. In my own webpage i have used my own images that i have taken or my brother has taken so they are definatley not in breach of copyright laws, however some of the definitions of the internet terms have been taken from this subjects curriculum information and lectures.

If I placed the "Curtin" logo onto my webpage i have discovered that I also would be in breach of copyright laws as it is not a specific representation of curtin or been authorised by them. If you read the document Logo Use Procedures http://www.policies.curtin.edu.au/local/includes/getdoc.cfm?url=https://ecm.curtin.edu.au:443/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/6119a616-fec7-11dc-8700-253dc30d60f2/Logo%20Use%20Procedures.pdf?guest=true it discusses why this cannot be done and why it would be a breach of copyright.

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