The Link To The Viewing Requirementhttp://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/187
This is required viewing in my opinion. I have watched this presentation eight times this week. I have shown it to my students and it started a really good conversation about copyright laws. I find that I agree with Larry Lessig when it comes to copyright law and our culture. He tells the history of our culture moving from a Read-Write culture to a passive Read-Only culture as certain technologies were introduced. Now technology has opened doors for the average person to become a creator and we are shifting back to the Read-Write culture, but our laws are making criminals out of all of us, especially young people. My class discussed his last point at length this week, what is the effect on us if we live everyday knowing that we are breaking the law by posting copyrighted material on Youtube or using pictures from the internet on Powerpoint presentations. EVERYONE in all six of my classes said they have downloaded copyrighted music from a file sharing website or taken music from friends’ CDs. We need to find middle ground between paying creators and sharing ideas.
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Matt, My favorite thing about this blog is the breadth of topics that you post about. Thanks for the exposure to new things.
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