This document summarizes legislation around copyright laws in the US, specifically PIPA and SOPA, which target online piracy and are supported by major media companies but opposed by others. It discusses reasons for their proposal, including a desire to "regain control" in a changing media landscape. Issues addressed include impacts on personal freedom, debates around regulation, technological determinism, normalization of sharing, and balancing practical and ideological concerns.
1) The document discusses the transition from an information society to a knowledge society and network society, driven by advances in information and communication technologies. It explores the economic, technological, and ideological assumptions underlying these concepts.
2) A key point is that knowledge production now makes up a large share of national economies. The network society is characterized by new forms of social organization enabled by digital networks, in contrast to previous industrial modes of production.
3) The rise of the Internet has disrupted old models by lowering barriers to participation and allowing new forms of peer production outside the market. This points to opportunities for more inclusive development models.
The document discusses several media theories related to the rise of user-generated content and participatory culture on the internet. It covers theories by Tim O'Reilly on Web 2.0, Dan Gillmor on citizen journalism, Charles Leadbeater on open collaboration, and Henry Jenkins on convergence culture and collective intelligence. It also discusses issues of representation and diversity in participatory media raised by John McMuria and the economic implications of a long tail market described by Chris Anderson.
How mass collaboration_changes_everythingCCN Media
The document discusses how mass collaboration has changed business and commerce through the rise of Web 2.0 technologies. It outlines ideas from books such as "Wikinomics", "We-Think", and "The Long Tail" about how the internet now allows users to easily share and upload content as well as provide feedback. This new dynamic gives consumers more choice and power as they can become suppliers themselves through collaborating online. Sites like Facebook and YouTube demonstrate how the internet has unleashed people's creativity and given them new ways to share their creations with others.
Web, Mobile, Social Media, Cross-Media and EducationJeffrey Stewart
This document discusses the history and evolution of communication technologies from ancient times to modern cross-media strategies. It summarizes key stages in the Silk Road journey from years via walking to seconds via fiber optics. Current trends highlighted include everything becoming digital, the rise of social and cloud-based networking, and increasing mobile device usage. The document advocates cross-media tactics that integrate multiple channels including print, email, and social media to increase engagement.
Chapter 12 of a university course in media history by Prof. Bill Kovarik, based on the book Revolutions in Communication: Media History from Gutenberg to the Digital Age (Bloomsbury, 2nd ed., 2015).
Of Hobbits, Amish, Hackers and Technology (or, is technology for humans or vi...Kaido Kikkas
Musings on the role of technology, spiced up with lessons from some very different folks (based on Pekka Himanen, Howard Rheingold and J.R.R. Tolkien).
1) The document discusses the transition from an information society to a knowledge society and network society, driven by advances in information and communication technologies. It explores the economic, technological, and ideological assumptions underlying these concepts.
2) A key point is that knowledge production now makes up a large share of national economies. The network society is characterized by new forms of social organization enabled by digital networks, in contrast to previous industrial modes of production.
3) The rise of the Internet has disrupted old models by lowering barriers to participation and allowing new forms of peer production outside the market. This points to opportunities for more inclusive development models.
The document discusses several media theories related to the rise of user-generated content and participatory culture on the internet. It covers theories by Tim O'Reilly on Web 2.0, Dan Gillmor on citizen journalism, Charles Leadbeater on open collaboration, and Henry Jenkins on convergence culture and collective intelligence. It also discusses issues of representation and diversity in participatory media raised by John McMuria and the economic implications of a long tail market described by Chris Anderson.
How mass collaboration_changes_everythingCCN Media
The document discusses how mass collaboration has changed business and commerce through the rise of Web 2.0 technologies. It outlines ideas from books such as "Wikinomics", "We-Think", and "The Long Tail" about how the internet now allows users to easily share and upload content as well as provide feedback. This new dynamic gives consumers more choice and power as they can become suppliers themselves through collaborating online. Sites like Facebook and YouTube demonstrate how the internet has unleashed people's creativity and given them new ways to share their creations with others.
Web, Mobile, Social Media, Cross-Media and EducationJeffrey Stewart
This document discusses the history and evolution of communication technologies from ancient times to modern cross-media strategies. It summarizes key stages in the Silk Road journey from years via walking to seconds via fiber optics. Current trends highlighted include everything becoming digital, the rise of social and cloud-based networking, and increasing mobile device usage. The document advocates cross-media tactics that integrate multiple channels including print, email, and social media to increase engagement.
Chapter 12 of a university course in media history by Prof. Bill Kovarik, based on the book Revolutions in Communication: Media History from Gutenberg to the Digital Age (Bloomsbury, 2nd ed., 2015).
Of Hobbits, Amish, Hackers and Technology (or, is technology for humans or vi...Kaido Kikkas
Musings on the role of technology, spiced up with lessons from some very different folks (based on Pekka Himanen, Howard Rheingold and J.R.R. Tolkien).
National Equipment Finance Association 2015 SummitSteve Bronack
Stephen Bronack, Ph.D., is Assistant Dean of the College of Education at the University of West Georgia. Dr. Bronack is an engaging and informative presenter, and an internationally recognized expert in innovative uses of learning technologies. His scholarship is influencing the development and deployment of 21st century approaches across the educational spectrum. Dr. Bronack is a TED Talk veteran whose work in simulations and learning has been recognized with a Campus Technology Innovator’s Award. He holds a Ph.D. in Instructional technology from the University of Virginia, and may be reached via email at: sbronack@westga.edu or on Twitter @bronack
Plotting Paths Through Digital MinefieldsDom Pates
These were the slides that accompanied a workshop/talk I gave for City, University of London's Library and Information Science Masters students, as part of their 'After Hours' series. The session looked at some of the ethical choices we face in the information society, and my particular journey towards a more critical lens on that society.
This lecture covers the history of global digital culture and technology from the 1980s to the present. Key topics discussed include the social construction of technology; free and open source software movements; peer-to-peer file sharing and related legal issues; social media platforms like Wikipedia, Twitter, YouTube; and perspectives on the future of the internet and challenges around regulation and business models. Important individuals highlighted include Richard Stallman, Shawn Fanning, Lawrence Lessig, Jimmy Wales, and Julian Assange.
Future trends in mobile learning - the wider context and tensionsJohn Traxler
Mobile learning is transitioning from an institutional model to an individualized, ubiquitous one. There is a tension between formal "mobile learning" controlled by educators, and informal "learning with mobiles" where everyone teaches each other. Resources were once scarce but are now ubiquitous and impossible to control. While institutions promote openness, people prefer freedom. There are also tensions between global standardized technologies benefiting wealthy countries versus supporting diverse local languages and cultures. Technological trends are driven by profits, while educational technology remains parasitic on other digital technologies due to lack of scale and credibility.
Chapter 11 of a university course in media history by Prof. Bill Kovarik, based on the book Revolutions in Communication: Media History from Gutenberg to the Digital Age (Bloomsbury, 2nd ed., 2015).
This document summarizes a discussion on digital labor organizing. It outlines several challenges faced by digital laborers, including isolation, low wages, and abusive conditions. It then reviews current tools used for self-organization, like rating websites and online forums. Finally, it discusses ideas for a new online platform called Says-Us that would allow digital workers to anonymously share complaints and connect to take action. Representatives from Says-Us and the proposed Global Networked Labour Union seek help developing this platform to improve conditions for digital laborers.
The document summarizes a presentation given at the Twelfth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society. The presentation discusses how humans are increasingly integrating technology into their bodies and lives, making us into "cyborgs." It explores ideas about how technologies may enhance human capabilities over the long term, through means like genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence. While some predictions foresee radical human transformations, the presentation notes that human evolution remains complex and hard to predict precisely. It argues we should see integrated technologies as improving and reinforcing human nature, not replacing it, and work to ensure the wide sharing of knowledge.
"Online activism in latin america" - Presentation by Bert Hoffmann at FoME 2012 Symposium in Berlin. http://forum-medien-entwicklung.de
(c) Bert Hoffmann, 2012
CC 2.0 BY NC (de)
The document discusses how advances in information and communication technologies have made it easier to share ideas and interpretations through platforms like the internet and social networks. It explores how this allows for new cultural paradigms like hip hop that create new meanings by mixing existing sounds, letters, and images. The technology also promotes democratization and creates capitalist citizens who invest in the global market of ideas, talents, and other types of capital. However, questions are raised about potential consequences on culture from increased globalization and impacts on literacy and attention from constant access to information on platforms like YouTube.
Imagining a Smithsonian Commons (text version)Michael Edson
Text of talk about the vision of a Smithsonian Commons. Given at the Gilbane Conference, Boston, 12/3/2008, and the Museum Computer Network in D.C., 11-13-2008. See accompanying PowerPoint presentation for the visuals. Note that this is not an official policy document, but is the author's thoughts about what *might* be in the Smithsonian's future.
This content is in the public domain (I'm a federal employee) but SlideShare doesn't let me tag it that way.
Update 7/8/2010: We've created a prototype of the Smithsonian Commons, http://www.si.edu/commons/prototype
This document discusses the characteristics and structures of online communities. It defines online communities as groups of people who come together online for a specific purpose. It describes how social networks form the underlying structure of communities, with nodes (people/organizations) connected by relationships and experiencing interactions. It outlines key characteristics of online communities like conversations, presence, democracy, standards of behavior, and levels of participation. It also discusses how ideas and memes spread through communities via opinion leaders and the two-step flow model of communication.
The document summarizes Thomas Friedman's "ten flatteners" that have led to globalization. These flatteners include the rise of capitalism over communism, global standards and connectivity through technologies like the internet, outsourcing of jobs to countries like India, open-source communities and software, the rise of blogging, offshoring of jobs to China, and digital technologies like instant messaging, file sharing, and video conferencing. The document also discusses how technologies like Google and wireless devices have given people access to knowledge and communication anywhere in the world.
The document summarizes Thomas Friedman's "ten flatteners" that have led to globalization. These flatteners include the rise of capitalism over communism, global standards and connectivity through technologies like the internet, outsourcing of jobs to countries like India, open-source communities and software, the rise of blogging, offshoring of jobs to China, and digital technologies like instant messaging, file sharing, and video conferencing. The document also discusses how technologies like Google have made the world's knowledge accessible from anywhere.
The document discusses several topics related to freedom and control in virtual worlds. It argues that technology defines what people can and cannot do in virtual spaces. It also discusses how new online communities are forming and changing concepts of privacy and social networks. The document expresses concerns that civil rights need to be redefined for the online world and that fears about security and control could undermine principles of democracy and freedom of expression.
The information network created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 to connect people to knowledge has become an important place to navigate who and what we know, as well as who we think we are. But how much of a revolution is it? This lecture will trace some of the most important developments in social uses of information technologies in order to ultimately argue that the Web does offer unprecedented opportunities to access information and galvanise communities of practice, but that the impact of this new medium will reflect an evolution rather than a revolution of communication practices.
The document summarizes key points from a proposed "Declaration of Internet Rights" by an Italian parliamentary commission. It discusses three main rights: net neutrality, which guarantees equal treatment of all data transmitted over the internet; platform interoperability, which guarantees users' ability to access their data across platforms; and digital impact assessments, which evaluate new internet regulations' effects. The document emphasizes designing "civic media" that bring people together to collaborate, not just connecting people who already agree. It argues internet governance needs rules respecting its universal nature while balancing economic and innovation concerns.
New technologies, more advanced communities ?Teemu Leinonen
Slides of a demonstration lesson given for the students and staff of the Department of Media, Aalto University School of Art and Design.
The duration of the lecture was 45 minutes and its target group was the students. After the lecture 15 minutes was reserved for discussion.
The lecture was on August 24th 2011.
The document discusses the concept of the "prosumer" as coined by authors Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams in their 2006 book "Wikinomics". The book argues that Web 2.0 has brought together cultural studies and economics by enabling users to both consume and produce media content. It also provides background on authors Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams, including Don Tapscott being recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on innovation and Anthony Williams working as a consultant who helps organizations worldwide.
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 3 of the textbook "Culture and Society". It discusses how culture differs from society, with culture referring to shared values, norms, material goods, languages and symbols within a group. It also examines different types of societies throughout history, from hunting and gathering to industrialized, and how cultures have changed over time due to factors like colonialism, globalization and new technologies. Some unanswered questions are raised, such as the influence of nature versus nurture on behavior and whether the internet promotes a global culture or strengthens local cultures.
PIPA and SOPA were proposed laws aimed at cracking down on online piracy by giving the US government additional enforcement powers over foreign websites. However, they faced widespread opposition from internet companies and users who argued they threatened personal freedoms and could censor the internet. While supporters said the laws would protect creative industries, critics argued they disproportionately helped large corporations and could negatively impact smaller businesses. Facing major protests, both bills were postponed in 2012 without being passed.
What are PIPA and SOPA and do they constitute a good or a bad thing for perso...Harrixo
PIPA and SOPA were proposed bills in the United States that aimed to expand the ability of law enforcement to fight online piracy and counterfeiting. PIPA, or the Protect IP Act, was introduced in 2011. SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, was introduced in 2012. Supporters argued the bills were needed to protect creative works and jobs, while opponents expressed concerns that the bills threatened freedom of expression and civic participation on the internet. The bills faced widespread protest from internet users and technology companies and were eventually dropped or postponed.
National Equipment Finance Association 2015 SummitSteve Bronack
Stephen Bronack, Ph.D., is Assistant Dean of the College of Education at the University of West Georgia. Dr. Bronack is an engaging and informative presenter, and an internationally recognized expert in innovative uses of learning technologies. His scholarship is influencing the development and deployment of 21st century approaches across the educational spectrum. Dr. Bronack is a TED Talk veteran whose work in simulations and learning has been recognized with a Campus Technology Innovator’s Award. He holds a Ph.D. in Instructional technology from the University of Virginia, and may be reached via email at: sbronack@westga.edu or on Twitter @bronack
Plotting Paths Through Digital MinefieldsDom Pates
These were the slides that accompanied a workshop/talk I gave for City, University of London's Library and Information Science Masters students, as part of their 'After Hours' series. The session looked at some of the ethical choices we face in the information society, and my particular journey towards a more critical lens on that society.
This lecture covers the history of global digital culture and technology from the 1980s to the present. Key topics discussed include the social construction of technology; free and open source software movements; peer-to-peer file sharing and related legal issues; social media platforms like Wikipedia, Twitter, YouTube; and perspectives on the future of the internet and challenges around regulation and business models. Important individuals highlighted include Richard Stallman, Shawn Fanning, Lawrence Lessig, Jimmy Wales, and Julian Assange.
Future trends in mobile learning - the wider context and tensionsJohn Traxler
Mobile learning is transitioning from an institutional model to an individualized, ubiquitous one. There is a tension between formal "mobile learning" controlled by educators, and informal "learning with mobiles" where everyone teaches each other. Resources were once scarce but are now ubiquitous and impossible to control. While institutions promote openness, people prefer freedom. There are also tensions between global standardized technologies benefiting wealthy countries versus supporting diverse local languages and cultures. Technological trends are driven by profits, while educational technology remains parasitic on other digital technologies due to lack of scale and credibility.
Chapter 11 of a university course in media history by Prof. Bill Kovarik, based on the book Revolutions in Communication: Media History from Gutenberg to the Digital Age (Bloomsbury, 2nd ed., 2015).
This document summarizes a discussion on digital labor organizing. It outlines several challenges faced by digital laborers, including isolation, low wages, and abusive conditions. It then reviews current tools used for self-organization, like rating websites and online forums. Finally, it discusses ideas for a new online platform called Says-Us that would allow digital workers to anonymously share complaints and connect to take action. Representatives from Says-Us and the proposed Global Networked Labour Union seek help developing this platform to improve conditions for digital laborers.
The document summarizes a presentation given at the Twelfth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society. The presentation discusses how humans are increasingly integrating technology into their bodies and lives, making us into "cyborgs." It explores ideas about how technologies may enhance human capabilities over the long term, through means like genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence. While some predictions foresee radical human transformations, the presentation notes that human evolution remains complex and hard to predict precisely. It argues we should see integrated technologies as improving and reinforcing human nature, not replacing it, and work to ensure the wide sharing of knowledge.
"Online activism in latin america" - Presentation by Bert Hoffmann at FoME 2012 Symposium in Berlin. http://forum-medien-entwicklung.de
(c) Bert Hoffmann, 2012
CC 2.0 BY NC (de)
The document discusses how advances in information and communication technologies have made it easier to share ideas and interpretations through platforms like the internet and social networks. It explores how this allows for new cultural paradigms like hip hop that create new meanings by mixing existing sounds, letters, and images. The technology also promotes democratization and creates capitalist citizens who invest in the global market of ideas, talents, and other types of capital. However, questions are raised about potential consequences on culture from increased globalization and impacts on literacy and attention from constant access to information on platforms like YouTube.
Imagining a Smithsonian Commons (text version)Michael Edson
Text of talk about the vision of a Smithsonian Commons. Given at the Gilbane Conference, Boston, 12/3/2008, and the Museum Computer Network in D.C., 11-13-2008. See accompanying PowerPoint presentation for the visuals. Note that this is not an official policy document, but is the author's thoughts about what *might* be in the Smithsonian's future.
This content is in the public domain (I'm a federal employee) but SlideShare doesn't let me tag it that way.
Update 7/8/2010: We've created a prototype of the Smithsonian Commons, http://www.si.edu/commons/prototype
This document discusses the characteristics and structures of online communities. It defines online communities as groups of people who come together online for a specific purpose. It describes how social networks form the underlying structure of communities, with nodes (people/organizations) connected by relationships and experiencing interactions. It outlines key characteristics of online communities like conversations, presence, democracy, standards of behavior, and levels of participation. It also discusses how ideas and memes spread through communities via opinion leaders and the two-step flow model of communication.
The document summarizes Thomas Friedman's "ten flatteners" that have led to globalization. These flatteners include the rise of capitalism over communism, global standards and connectivity through technologies like the internet, outsourcing of jobs to countries like India, open-source communities and software, the rise of blogging, offshoring of jobs to China, and digital technologies like instant messaging, file sharing, and video conferencing. The document also discusses how technologies like Google and wireless devices have given people access to knowledge and communication anywhere in the world.
The document summarizes Thomas Friedman's "ten flatteners" that have led to globalization. These flatteners include the rise of capitalism over communism, global standards and connectivity through technologies like the internet, outsourcing of jobs to countries like India, open-source communities and software, the rise of blogging, offshoring of jobs to China, and digital technologies like instant messaging, file sharing, and video conferencing. The document also discusses how technologies like Google have made the world's knowledge accessible from anywhere.
The document discusses several topics related to freedom and control in virtual worlds. It argues that technology defines what people can and cannot do in virtual spaces. It also discusses how new online communities are forming and changing concepts of privacy and social networks. The document expresses concerns that civil rights need to be redefined for the online world and that fears about security and control could undermine principles of democracy and freedom of expression.
The information network created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 to connect people to knowledge has become an important place to navigate who and what we know, as well as who we think we are. But how much of a revolution is it? This lecture will trace some of the most important developments in social uses of information technologies in order to ultimately argue that the Web does offer unprecedented opportunities to access information and galvanise communities of practice, but that the impact of this new medium will reflect an evolution rather than a revolution of communication practices.
The document summarizes key points from a proposed "Declaration of Internet Rights" by an Italian parliamentary commission. It discusses three main rights: net neutrality, which guarantees equal treatment of all data transmitted over the internet; platform interoperability, which guarantees users' ability to access their data across platforms; and digital impact assessments, which evaluate new internet regulations' effects. The document emphasizes designing "civic media" that bring people together to collaborate, not just connecting people who already agree. It argues internet governance needs rules respecting its universal nature while balancing economic and innovation concerns.
New technologies, more advanced communities ?Teemu Leinonen
Slides of a demonstration lesson given for the students and staff of the Department of Media, Aalto University School of Art and Design.
The duration of the lecture was 45 minutes and its target group was the students. After the lecture 15 minutes was reserved for discussion.
The lecture was on August 24th 2011.
The document discusses the concept of the "prosumer" as coined by authors Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams in their 2006 book "Wikinomics". The book argues that Web 2.0 has brought together cultural studies and economics by enabling users to both consume and produce media content. It also provides background on authors Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams, including Don Tapscott being recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on innovation and Anthony Williams working as a consultant who helps organizations worldwide.
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 3 of the textbook "Culture and Society". It discusses how culture differs from society, with culture referring to shared values, norms, material goods, languages and symbols within a group. It also examines different types of societies throughout history, from hunting and gathering to industrialized, and how cultures have changed over time due to factors like colonialism, globalization and new technologies. Some unanswered questions are raised, such as the influence of nature versus nurture on behavior and whether the internet promotes a global culture or strengthens local cultures.
PIPA and SOPA were proposed laws aimed at cracking down on online piracy by giving the US government additional enforcement powers over foreign websites. However, they faced widespread opposition from internet companies and users who argued they threatened personal freedoms and could censor the internet. While supporters said the laws would protect creative industries, critics argued they disproportionately helped large corporations and could negatively impact smaller businesses. Facing major protests, both bills were postponed in 2012 without being passed.
What are PIPA and SOPA and do they constitute a good or a bad thing for perso...Harrixo
PIPA and SOPA were proposed bills in the United States that aimed to expand the ability of law enforcement to fight online piracy and counterfeiting. PIPA, or the Protect IP Act, was introduced in 2011. SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, was introduced in 2012. Supporters argued the bills were needed to protect creative works and jobs, while opponents expressed concerns that the bills threatened freedom of expression and civic participation on the internet. The bills faced widespread protest from internet users and technology companies and were eventually dropped or postponed.
Saving the Internet with the Internet: The Net Neutrality victory as a case s...CoLab Coop
Ivan's introduction to Evan Greer's presentation at the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Evan is the campaign manager for Fight for the Future, part of a campaign that scored a huge pro-active victory in getting the FCC to reclassify the Internet under Title II -- a critical step toward implementing Net Neutrality.
TRANSCRIPT
I'm an online organizer in Portland, OR. I've been a part of a couple of actions, including this event where we delivered floppy disks to Sen. Wyden to tell him that fast-tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership was based on obsolete technology.
I created an infographic in 2013 to publicize Fourth of July demonstrations against NSA spying, which got about 200,000 shares on Tumblr.
But the real news right now is the HUGE VICTORY for Net Neutrality that just took place, with the FCC reclassifying Internet Service Providers as public utilities. The plan for today is to do a case study on how grassroots organizations made that happen.
We're going to hear from Evan Greer, the campaign manager at Fight for the Future, one of the leading organizations part of this battle.
So to set the stage, I think it's important to go back to 2012, and some bills named SOPA & PIPA. The campaign to defeat these bills wasn't the first to mobilize Internet activists—that goes back to the 1990s. But it was the most visible, and engaged people who probably didn't consider themselves "Internet activists"
With prompting from prominent online websites including Wikipedia, Google, Reddit, WordPress, Craigslist, Tumblr, and others, 10 million-plus people signed petitions & more than 8 million people placed calls to members of Congress.
And it was successful. Prior to the Internet Blackout there were 6 senators opposed to PIPA. Twelve hours later there were 36.
A parallel campaign had been happening on Net Neutrality. Coined in 2003 by Tim Wu, popularized early on by Lawrence Lessig, Net Neutrality was the idea that Internet Service Providers should treat all content equally regardless of type.
Several events raised public consciousness of the debate, including ISP bandwidth-limiting policies in the 2000s, mobile "secret caps" to unlimited data plans, Netflix being extorted by Comcast to deliver its video at reasonable speed, and general unease with corporate Internet providers and spying by the NSA, GCHQ and others.
Then, an encampment in front of the FCC's offices, Occupy the FCC, garnered media attention and drove people to submit millions of comments to the FCC.
Grassroots civil rights organizations broke from some of the older groups and organized social justice rallies. Organizers talked about how a lack of Net Neutrality would have a silencing impact on all kinds of activism, especially for marginalized communities.
It was specifically the confrontational tactics—Occupy the FCC, protests at FCC commissioners' offices and homes, demonstrations outside of ISPs like Comcast—that worked.
Over to Evan!
Top 10 Reasons Why SOPA and PIPA Are UnjustifiedAbhishek Shah
Many websites and organizations are now protesting against the newly proposed bills SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) introduced to the United States House of Representatives by Lamar S. Smith Chairman of House Judiciary Committee on October 26, 2011. Thousands of Major Websites like Wikipedia, Reddit and Natural News blacked out their pages for a 24 hour protest period against the eventual passing of these two bills into law by the American congress.
If passed these two bills allow the government of the United States to block any website, which falls outside of the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act boundaries. These Acts are unjustified, flawed and destructive to the nature of the Internet and freedom of speech.
Benefits & Best Practices for Online Petitions4Good.org
This document discusses best practices for creating effective online petitions. It outlines that online petitions can engage supporters and generate media attention to pressure decision-makers. Winning petitions have asks that are achievable, specifically targeted, and tell compelling stories with provocative images and engaging titles. The document also provides tips for promoting petitions through email lists, social media, websites, local bloggers, and press releases to maximize support. The overall message is that online petitions can complement traditional advocacy by combining engagement, media generation, and pressure tactics into a single social object.
Sopa/PIPA: What They Are, and Why They MatterKristen T
Slides from a short presentation given on the features of two plagiarism detection tools: Turnitin and SafeAssign at a recent Faculty Forum on Teaching and Technology (1/26/12)
for more about the Faculty Forum:
http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/fordham_it/help__support/faculty__staff/faculty_technology_s/faculty_forum_on_tea_78160.asp
The document calls for stopping the SOPA and PIPA bills now. It warns that if these bills pass, the internet could be censored, foreign sites could be blocked, and people could be prosecuted for posting photos with trademarked logos on social media like Facebook. It urges the reader to contact their congressmen to make a difference on this issue.
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This document summarizes several key theories and perspectives related to old and new media:
- Old media was centralized and passive while new media is decentralized, participatory, and user-generated. Theories highlighted the shift from centralized "media gods" to an active audience co-creating media.
- McLuhan argued new media are "cool" and extend our senses in a participatory way while old media are "hot" and passive. The "medium is the message" and shapes our world.
- Jenkins noted new media enables convergence, participatory culture, and collective intelligence as users share and interact online.
- Manovich analyzed how new media follows database logic and automation, creating variability and personal
This document discusses the concept of information politics and censorship. It explores how control of information and communication has existed throughout history in various forms. Different arguments around censorship are presented, such as whether censorship is always wrong or if it depends on context. Emerging technologies are changing how information is shared and regulated, disrupting existing power structures. Regulation of technology can effectively be a regulation of democracy.
Transformed media landscape - and how we can make best use of itcentrumcyfrowe
The document discusses how the media landscape has been transformed by the internet and new technologies. Key points include:
1. The internet has created a new form of mass-self communication that is interactive, horizontal and allows many-to-many communication in real-time.
2. Web 2.0 and social media have enabled a new form of civil society through ubiquitous communication and sharing of images, sounds and ideas.
3. Commons-based peer production has created a new economic model where large projects are completed through coordinated creative effort, often without traditional hierarchy or financial compensation.
In just under 50 years, computers have gone from frightening behemoths to countercultural totems to everyday consumer fashion accessories. The history of new media helps us understand why it is so ideologically powerful today.
These lecture slides are from my Masters unit, Future Media Platforms, taught at Bournemouth University.
The document summarizes the main arguments made by cyber-utopians regarding how the internet would undermine authoritarian governments and spread democracy and dissent. It then outlines three main ways that authoritarian governments have adapted to use the internet to their advantage: (1) spreading propaganda through "spinternet" sites, (2) generating useful information and legitimacy through "authoritarian deliberation" sites that allow some criticism, and (3) closely monitoring the internet to identify dissent early through advanced surveillance technologies. Overall, the document argues that authoritarian governments have been able to use the internet in nuanced ways to maintain and even strengthen their control.
The document discusses several topics related to globalization, technology, and democracy. It questions whether Lacan's discussions of topology can be applied to social and cultural considerations. It also discusses issues like surveillance, cyber activism, and whether electronic technologies can promote or hinder democracy. The document notes both utopian and dystopian views of how technologies like the internet could impact societies and questions whether an information superhighway will truly create a global village or lead to further fragmentation. It explores ideas around virtual communities, identity, and how the cultural context of globalization is changing our lives.
This document discusses the relationship between the internet and authoritarian governments. It summarizes three main tenets of cyber-utopianism: 1) the internet provides access to information that can enable dissent, 2) it raises awareness of crackdowns, and 3) it empowers activists. However, the document argues that authoritarian governments have also benefited from the internet by using it for propaganda ("spinternet"), generating discussions to legitimize policies ("authoritarian deliberation"), and monitoring dissent early through data mining. It provides examples of how countries like China, Russia, and Iran have adopted these strategies to maintain control online despite increased connectivity.
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9. Why is it wanted?
Professor Clay Shirky,
“The 20th century was a great time to be a media company”
“scarcity”
“Technologies moved on, as technologies do.”
“we also like to produce, and we like to share”
10. According to the effects theory:
The Media ----- The Message ------ The Masses
13. Why do America want to
regulate?
Chicago School of Regulation
1.Law
2. Social Norms Architecture – We now how the ability to
download, file share, interact, copy.
3. Market
Market – We are accustomed to not paying
4. Architecture for content anymore, especially the younger
generation.
Social Norms – It has become socially
acceptable to download, file share, interact,
copy.
Law – Now the American government
wants to step in now the other forms of
regulation have not worked.
15. Imperialism
Neo-imperialism
„Dominance of some nations over others by means of unequal
conditions of economic exchange.‟
Cultural imperialism
„Countries imposed their cultural values on other nations.‟
16. Herbert Schiller
„society is brought into the modern world…
…attracted, pressured, forced, and sometimes bribed…
…the values and structures of the dominant center‟
“I‟d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony / I‟d like to buy
you all a coke, to keep it company.”
17. Liberal account of History
„developing towards the liberal free.‟
„The people in control are an enemy of
media freedom.‟
18. Sir Tim Berners-lee.
Hippy Counter culture
1960‟s
„The internet is a communication medium…‟
„…In chosen time, on a global scale. The internet is above all else, a cultural creation.‟
19. Technological Determinist
...innovation in technology drives social change…
…It has also changed the way many of the media industries do
things…
…the younger generation now expect content for free…
…This innovation in technology has completely altered the way we
live our lives…
20. Normalisation
„This change has normalised illegal
downloading and sharing‟
Lee Siegel “I despise Wikipedia, I loath
Wikipedia, I‟m appalled by Wikipedia. I use
it throughout the day.”
These legislations will not change our „real world‟ freedom.
21. The Online Disinhibition effect
Anonymity
You wouldn‟t steel from a shop
London Riots
„…online as people feel it‟s a virtual and therefore an unreal
world.‟
22. Cultural Hierarchies
Pierre Bourdieu
„Culture provides the very grounds for human communication and interaction;
it is also a source of domination.‟
„All symbolic systems‟ „help establish and maintain social hierarchies.‟ „Culture
also mediates practices by connecting individuals and groups to
institutionalized hierarchies.‟
23. Raymond Williams
„In a market driven system control of new technology will
be dominated by large media conglomerates.‟
„cultural capital, hierarchies, and distinction‟
Channeling
Cookies
Limit our free choice
25. How?
Remove any links that direct to
websites that contain illegal content.
26. Maybe the Internet is just to vast to control.
„We should police the Internet, but many high tech crime
officers believe this is impossible”
“When we shut down one website, two more pop up.”
28. Bibliography
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Editor's Notes
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They are two legislations in the US house of representatives that
Target copyright and piracy laws.
They will implement harsh penalties as a punishment for infringement of the acts.
They are supported by corporations such as Disney etc..
On the other hand, there are major online companies which are against the legislations such as Facebook and Wikipedia.
Why is it wanted? Well, according to Professor Clay Shirky (who studies the affects of the internet on society) says “The 20th century was a great time to be a media company because the thing you had on your side was scarcity. Technologies moved on, as technologies do. Towards the end of the 20th century that scarcity slowly eroded. When new tools came along it turned out we also like to produce, and we like to share. This freaked the old media industries out.’
In the 20th Century, the effects theory suggested that The media, implemented a message, which the masses consumed.
But, In today’s media society, it could be suggested that the media and the masses have just as much production as each other, because of the internet.
It could be suggested that the old media want to regain the control of the masses they had in the 20th Century.
The Chicago school of regulation suggests that we are regulated by Law, Social norms, the Market, and Architecture. Through the growth of the internet we now have the architecture allowing us the ability to download, file share, interact and copy. We are also accustom to a market where we do not pay for content. And finally it has become a social norm to download, file share, interact and copy. This has resulted in the American government attempting to use Law to prevent this from happening.
So what does this constitute for personal freedom?
Well the Imperialism theories suggest that America has ‘dominance of some nations over others’ and ‘imposes their cultural values on other nations.’
Herbert Schiller said that ‘sum of the processes by which a society is brought into the modern world system, and how its dominating stratum is attracted, pressured, forced, and sometimes bribed into shaping social institutions to correspond to, or even to promote, the values and structures of the dominant center of the system.’ He used the example of a Coca-Cola advert tune ‘I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony / I’d like to buy you all a coke, to keep it company.’ He would perhaps suggest that these legislations are a strategy for the American government to inflict its nations ideologies across the internet and the world.
In contrast to this, the Liberal account of History may suggest that our technology has been developing towards the liberal free. They say that the people in control are an enemy of media freedom, therefore by introducing these legislations our media freedom would be reduced.
Creator of the world wide webb, sir timberners-lee gave his creation away to the world for free. This was his belief as part of the Hippy and counter culture of the 1960’s. The internet is a communication medium which allows for the first time the communication of many to many. In chosen time, on a global scale. (media and society) The internet is above all else, a cultural creation.
Well the Technological determinist point of view may suggest that the innovation in technology drives social change and change in media practices. Since the web has been so much a part of our lives the technology has changed our culture. It has also changed the way many of the media industries do things. For example, newspapers give content away for free online and musicians are releasing ‘pay as much as you like songs’. Recently most people, especially the younger generation now expect content for free, especially online. It has become part of our social normality not to pay for things. This innovation in technology has completely altered the way we live our lives.
Many may suggest this change has normalised illegal downloading and sharing online. Lee Siegel (author against the machine) said “I despise wikipedia, I loath wikipedia, I’m appalled by wikipedia. I use it throughout the day.”These legislations will not effect our current freedom in the real world. They will be ensuring our actions online are in parallel with the ‘real’ world.
The online disinhibition effect says that people behave differently online because they have a façade therefore feel anonymous. This was reflected in the London riots in August 2011, when masked individuals broke the law because they felt they had no identity. Similarly this is happening in online as people feel it’s a virtual and therefore an unreal world. On the other hand, personal freedom always has it’s limits. There is need for some regulation to keep order.
Its natural as part of culture to have regulation and therefore a form of hierarchy. Pierre Bourdiour said ‘Culture provides the very grounds for human communication and interaction; it is also a source of domination.’‘All symbolic systems’ ‘help establish and maintain social hierarchies.’ ‘Culture also mediates practices by connecting individuals and groups to institutionalized hierarchies.’ This suggests that we, the masses, need someone in control. Therefore we are never really free because we always have a hierachy. New media technologies reinforce relations of cultural capital, hierarchies, and distinction while enabling social movements.
Raymond Williams said that ‘In a market driven system control of new technology will be dominated by large media conglomerates.’ Nick Stevenson explains that ‘new media technologies reinforce relations of cultural capital, hierarchies, and distinction while enabling social movements’. Some may argue that the internet provided us with true personal freedom, but in reality there is always someone in control. Google for example uses Channellingand many websites use cookies, both limit our free choice online as we are being directed by others to particular areas of the internet.
So, although the online world is currently unregulated it is debatable whether we are ever truly free. It could be suggested that by introducing these legislations there will be an element of fairness for the institutions and the masses. In other words a middle ground.
So how do they plan to enforce the acts? They propose to remove any links that direct to websites that contain illegal content. However critics say that you can still access the domain names by typing in the IP address.
In which case, this on going battle to prevent theft on the internet does not have a simple answer. The internet is just too vast to control. A police officer from Metropolitan high technology unit said ‘We should police the Internet, but many high tech crime officers believe this is impossible” “When we shut down one website, two more pop up.” Maybe we need to balance the practical with the ideological and accept the internet is uncontrollable.