The Generational Divide in Copyright Morality – New York Times David Pogue’s informal experiment on differences in perceptions of what types of copying are “wrong” is a good, quick summary of how younger folks more permissive views. Pogue attributes the difference to the “generational divide” where “the customers who can’t even *see* why file sharing …
Business Week (of all places) tipped me off about another way cellular phone carriers are exerting their control over the network. I have only a cursory knowledge of “short codes,” which are quick ways to dial for a service (like dialing 1234 to subscribe to weekly ringtones). What’s funny is that even the US Administrator …
Good stuff from Google and their employees today… The Canadians Again Show us how to do things William Patry offers a great summary of the sentiment of the Canadian public in the outcry over their version of the DMCA. While I had heard that Michael Geist had been speaking out to a great degree against …
The founder of Wikipedia is claiming that it’s being miscast as a poor tool for education, and that “young students should be able to reference the online encyclopaedia in their work.” Mr Wales said the site, which is edited by users, should be seen as a “stepping stone” to other sources. As long as an …
John is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He studies the social impact of media technology law and policy, with a special emphasis on copyright. He also is an instructional technology consultant for DoIT-Academic Technology.
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