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Charlie Hebdo Tragedy
In the syllabus and in last weeks introduction to the course I suggested a living lab model of learning might serve this course rather well. The notion behind that thought was that […]
Important read for Tuesdays class: Internet Under Fire Gets New Manifesto — Backchannel — Medium
Please read the following in preparation for a class collaborative effort this Tuesday where we begin to imagine a “Charter of Digital Rights”: Internet Under Fire Gets New Manifesto — […]
How Martin Luther King film Selma was made without quoting civil rights leader | Daily Mail Online
How Martin Luther King film Selma was made without quoting civil rights leader | Daily Mail Online. This article will be among the topics for our first class. Issues of […]
The Interview/Sony/Hack: A Message in a Bottle
Our eldest daughter has a phrase she is fond of using on the frequent occasions where my understanding of her cultural touchpoints comes up empty. “It’s a thing, Dad. It […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]