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The Messy Minds of Creative People | Beautiful Minds, Scientific American Blog Network

The Messy Minds of Creative People | Beautiful Minds, Scientific American Blog Network

One of themes that seems very likely to emerge during this course is the relationship between the nature of creativity and the legal (and extra-legal) constraints on creativity. The issue, put as plainly as can be, is whether the laws and norms which serve to limit creativity should be aligned with the nature of creativity […]

How Laws Restricting Tech Actually Expose Us to Greater Harm | WIRED

How Laws Restricting Tech Actually Expose Us to Greater Harm | WIRED

A great take from Cory Doctorow in Wired magazine. The increasingly reality, as dystopian as it is, of modern day HAL 9000’s telling us in various ways “I can’t let you do that, Dave” is haunting. That we have arrived or almost arrived at that point is frightening. Worth a read: How Laws Restricting Tech Actually […]

News of the Week Top 5; December 24, 2014

News of the Week Top 5; December 24, 2014

1. Google SUES Jim Hood — Mississippi Attorney General Claiming Ties To MPAA 2. How Tim League, George R. R. Martin & Indie Cinemas Helped Uncancel ‘The Interview’ 3. Flickr removes CC-licensed photos from Wall Art program 4. Judge Floats ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ as Libel Remedy 5. Judge: It’s OK for cops to create fake Instagram accounts jon

News of the Week Top 5; December 17, 2014

News of the Week Top 5; December 17, 2014

1. Why the Future Will be Made by Creators, Not Consumers 2. The Messy Media Ethics Behind The Sony Hacks: The gray area where the leaked information resides — between public and private, prurient and illuminating — might not be the exception, but the new normal. 3. Do Artifacts Have Ethics? 4. Georgia Tech Research Finds Copyright Confusion has ‘Chilling Effects’ […]

Jessica Silbey on The Eureka Myth: Creators, Innovators and Everyday Intellectual Property

Jessica Silbey on The Eureka Myth: Creators, Innovators and Everyday Intellectual Property

  This is a wonderful talk given December 2, 2014 through the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. It is an academic data-driven look at how creators look at intellectual property law and strategies. It illustrates many issues that are likely to comeup  in the course, particularly the misalignments between creative values (+ value) and […]

From net neutrality to copyright: media law trends for 2015 | Media Network | The Guardian

From net neutrality to copyright: media law trends for 2015 | Media Network | The Guardian

From net neutrality to copyright: media law trends for 2015 | Media Network | The Guardian. If someone were to do a syllabus for a course in England similar to this one, this would be a good start towards a syllabus. An excellent read on common issues however you slice it. jon

News of the Week Top 5; December 10, 2014

News of the Week Top 5; December 10, 2014

1. Wanted: a tinkerer’s charter – Users should be allowed to fiddle with the way consumer products work without suffering penalties from governments or sanctions from manufacturers (The Economist) 2. Copyright Implications of a “Right to be Forgotten”? Or How to Take-Down the Internet Archive. 3. Authors Guild Argues That Google Books Should Be Infringing Because Aaron Swartz […]

Is Our Art Equal to the Challenges of Our Times? – NYTimes.com

Is Our Art Equal to the Challenges of Our Times? – NYTimes.com

Is Our Art Equal to the Challenges of Our Times? – NYTimes.com. This is a provocative piece that might be a useful jumping off point for our contemplations in the context of the course. Reading this, the question that lies visible is where has all the great art that gives us context and guides us […]

The Problem With The Internet Of Things | TechCrunch

The Problem With The Internet Of Things | TechCrunch

  The Problem With The Internet Of Things | TechCrunch. This article is well worth reflecting on. It raises the spectre that the so-called “internet of things” won’t prove out to be as ubiquitous as predicted. Using a one=size fits all template that does not not consider multiple home-dwellers and making controls more visible rather […]

News of the Week Top 5; December 3, 2014

News of the Week Top 5; December 3, 2014

As we ramp up towards January’s launch of this new course, am changing the format of News of the Week. If anyone is interested in the complete list of stories similar to what has previously been posted, then click through the link (in the right hand column) which will take to you to the UBC […]