This document discusses copyright and ethics in the digital age. It notes that technologies have changed how we interact with and produce cultural works. Where the 20th century model focused on consumers, the digital age allows everyone to be both consumers and producers. However, this has led to tensions between a culture of freely shared ideas versus intellectual property. The document also provides an overview of copyright law and discusses how digital technologies have enabled a "read-write-rip-burn culture" that the legal system has not fully addressed yet.

2. Framing Web 2.0 Technologies

4. This is a shift from the late 20th century model:

6. In Our Digital World, It Is Easier to Borrow, Copy, Manipulate

7. This means it is technically easier to express ourselves in new, creative ways.

10. Ask permission each time Ask permission each use

16. some rights reserved no rights reserved all rights reserved

17. attribution non-commercial no derivative works

19. Digital technologies enable a "Tinkering culture" -- a "read write rip burn culture"

20. The legal system has not yet caught up with technology.