I'm gonna teach a little origami to psychology students. They wish to learn how to use origami as professional psychologists. As an example a child psychologist could teach a child how to fold and play with Angel Ecija's "Catapult" as a way to build common trust within the professional relationship. Know what I mean?
I was wondering what's the community's perception here regarding models used and taught and the need of the creator's authorization. In the example, the model is being used in a commercial setting: the psychologist is being paid for his work with the child, and that includes the teaching of the model. Right? Yet, he isn't literally being paid for teaching origami; here origami is a pretext for the psychologist's goals. It's not the same thing like when an origami tutor teaches someone else's model without authorization or when a publicist uses an origamist's model as part of a campaign without asking. Right? So what do you think? In an example like the one I explained would it be unethical for the psychologist to use the model without asking Mr. Ecija? Would it not be? Please let me know your thoughts through the list or by sending me a message to gerardo(a)neorigami.com All your answers will help me explain this issue better to the students. Thank you in advance. Gerardo gerardo(a)neorigami.com
