Category Archives: blogging

Free access to knowledge?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Bryan

After the creation of the Internet, information was much easier to obtain now than in the past. However, not every information source is free as shown by the JSTOR articles where users must pay a fee to access them. What … Continue reading →

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Notes from today 2/28, and reading/blogging assignments for Tuesday 3/5

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Anne Leonard

Today we discussed plagiarism in its many forms. On Tuesday we’ll discuss access: institutional, personal, and the digital divide. Please read the following two articles: Martin, The Politics of Research Samuelson, Aaron Swartz: Opening Access to Knowledge Julissa, Carlos and … Continue reading →

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Plagiarism and Questions

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Bryan

Plagiarism is when someone copies another person’s work and tries to pass it as their own. Though it is not a crime, plagiarism is still a serious, immoral offense that can get you expelled from academic institutions or fired from … Continue reading →

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Plagiarism: a Lie of the Mind

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Robert Taylor

This article made me re-evaluate the way I looked at plagiarism. I believed that those who committed this transgression were simply lazy, unethical or unimaginative people. To use another person words and thoughts without contributing your own ideas makes you a intellectual … Continue reading →

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Notes from 2/26, and reading/blogging homework for Thursday 2/28

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Anne Leonard

Today we discussed privacy with respect to how a digital, networked environment creates new legal and ethical challenges and even shapes our definitions of the concept. Here’s an interesting video about how Google tailors its search results based on various … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s Privacy Trainwreck

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Jovi

I am not surprised that users are against ‘News Feeds’ on Facebook. That just makes privacy harder to achieve. I wonder if Mark Zuckerberg would be frustrated and confused about receiving ongoing information about others he claims are his’ friends’. … Continue reading →

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Reason for Copyright laws

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Bryan

“Copyright” is deemed as something of wrongdoing and breaking the law; however, people never actually see more to what the word really means. It is a legal concept, which is enacted by most governments, thus giving the creator of an … Continue reading →

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Benefits and Disadvantages of Wikipedia

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Bryan

‘Wikipedia’ is a search engine and an internet encyclopedia supported by the Wikipedia foundation. It is evidently an affinity for many because almost every information people week can be found on Wikipedia. The advantages are: finding information in a concise, … Continue reading →

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Notes from 2/21 and reading and blogging assignments for Tuesday 2/26

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Anne Leonard

In class today you viewed the film Rip! A Remix Manifesto. Comments and responses are certainly welcome; post yours below. On Tuesday, February 26 we will briefly discuss the readings and viewings on copyright and fair use, and head into … Continue reading →

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Blog 6 – Copyright – Reading Response

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Julissa <3

Greys “Copyright: F0rever Less One Day” is an informative video on the law on copyright. As explained in the video the law stood up for copyrighting for up to 28years but people felt this wasn’t a long enough time and … Continue reading →

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