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articles · Tall Tales about Copyright law
25/6/2008 23:18 · 30 votes · 2 comments
In the media, mentions of copyright law are invariably coupled with shrill narrations about piracy. Two images are typically conjured in these narratives: Firstly, that of a prosperous national industry going to seed only because of piracy. For instance, the following passage from a thoroughly enjoyable account of piracy in Mumbai:
“Such printing presses in New Delhi, Mumbai,...
articles · Why you must be legally licensed to host fun™ on the internet
21/4/2008 14:46 · 40 votes · no comments
“The creative act is not performed by the artist alone the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act. This becomes even more obvious when posterity gives a final verdict and sometimes rehabilitates forgotten artists.”
-Marcel Duchamp,...
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articles · What's In A Name? The Double-Binds Inherent in Controlling Cultural Terms
by alli.fish · voted on 10/7/2008 21:36 · 38 votes · no comments
Almost every morning as I drink my first cup of morning coffee I go online to read the news, visit a few blogs (usually the less-than-thought provoking gossip blogs), and scan through my email. Without fail I collect several stories from each of these sources (even the gossip blogs!) relating to the bizarre attempts of various individuals and groups to determine who has the legal...
articles · Social Network Platforms in Brazil: The Videolog Case
by Paula Martini · voted on 24/4/2008 23:40 · 32 votes · 2 comments
Nine months before YouTube's launching, another online videos service was being born: Videolog.tv, a Brazilian website that was built on an open business model. Mostly used by people connected to local young urban cultures, like skaters, filmmakers and Parkour practitioners, Videolog is now increasing the bet it has always placed on community issues.
Actually, they do prefer...
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articles · Views from the International Workshop on Asia and Commons
by Kiruba Shankar · commented on 1/2/2008 20:00 · 30 votes · 2 comments
Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices jots down her impressions from the International Workshop on Asia and Commons in the Information Age that recently took place in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rebecca's post on her blog was pointed out by Subbiah Arunachalam and made for a really interesting read. I wanted this to reach a wider audience and hence figured it would make sense...
articles · Tall Tales about Copyright law
by Prashant · commented on 21/12/2007 00:44 · 30 votes · 2 comments
In the media, mentions of copyright law are invariably coupled with shrill narrations about piracy. Two images are typically conjured in these narratives: Firstly, that of a prosperous national industry going to seed only because of piracy. For instance, the following passage from a thoroughly enjoyable account of piracy in Mumbai:
“Such printing presses in New Delhi, Mumbai,...
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