Project LINK

http://www.the315.com/dgproject/index.htm

It is the start of a pretty rough shell. It is missing most of the content and I don’t like the color scheme already…

More news

Illegal copying is widespread in Scotland – Now its time to crackdown on the cd & dvd black market. Jail time for someone on every street?

How to get that DVD onto your iPod – As the Wired writer says, “proceed at your own risk.”

And, Lessig on Microsoft’s new InfoCard. Sounds like he is for it. [...]

My project – topic decided

After a few weeks of going back and forth – and getting helpful input from prof. Stu yesterday – I have finally decided on a topic. Perhaps it is not a huge realization, but I feel more confident this time.

I am going to make a “primer” website on the DMCA/DMCRA/DMR related issues. In other words, [...]

This is history in the making.

I will look further into this matter but here we go:

Argument: Copying cds for personal backup is NOT fair use.

Project Outline?

I. Introduction to identify a digital citizen
- use some examples that personalize the issue
II. Outline the forms of digital citizen participation
- podcasting/and video
- blogging
- wikis and other forms of e-democracy
III. Describe current but changing landscape around the issue
- current copyright law (legislation, suits, settlements)
- interests involved:
- – digital management rights
- – consumer fair use
- – [...]

Dawn of a Digital Rights War?

Last night, I rambled for a bit about digital rights management. It ended up turning into a pretty good conversation about the state of DRM. We discussed the possibilities and how long one could avoid being involved. We concluded that it seemed the issue was getting closer to surfacing with the mass public.

But perhaps war [...]

Beyond our borders

DRM discussions in the UK – The UK has created a Parlimentary Group to review the DRM issue and write a report. This blog entry focuses on their discussion on DRM possibly preventing the future release of material into the public domain. (His other IP related entries are interesting too.)

Canadian record label resists – The [...]

Today’s DMCA/DMCRA update

Some more anti-DMCRA press – claims the proposed DMCA reform, the DMCRA (HR1201), contains hidden provisions with “the potential to blow up copyright protection in the digital realm.”

The Blake v. Google case – comments on Google’s latest win and the possibility of a DMCA “safe harbor” precedent, which might work out to be a good [...]

A blog post on blogging

Thanks to Damien who spoke to us last night about blogs. And thanks to also Piotr, who spoke about Wikipedia, and Luke, who spoke about podcasts. I am still digesting and exploring what you three have shared with us in class.

As we discuss these things and their relation to digital governance, I wonder what our [...]