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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]