Hello,  I have Computers and society Case Study assignment. I will write below all the informations. That's the information in the syllabus :  Case Studies.  You will analyze nine case studies in the form of news commentaries, extra readings or current ethical issues. Your lowest single score will be dropped.  I do not accept late assignments for any excuse, including computer problems.  Case studies are posted on the course website each week on a Monday or a Wednesday and due one week later  before  class. Case studies are submitted online from any computer connected to the Internet. Note that I am particularly picky in how you use sources for your answers to case studies. I want  your  words. You may quote to illustrate a point, but  you  must make that point in your own words. Any quotes must be marked. Comments and your grade will be attached to your online submission, and you can view it from the website if you are logged on. Only you can see the grade and the feedback. Case Study 4: Intellectual Property Rights  resources. Sold Out  James Boyle, March 31,1996  The Creative Commons:  concept  and  organization Mark Twain  on copyright term.  The following terms are closely tied to concepts in Lessig's talk. You may wish to refer to their definitions.  Public Domain Copyright Fair Use Read  Lawrence Lessig's Keynote  speech, all three (web) pages, at the Open Source Convention in 2002. Here is a  print-friendly, one page version . Lessig is a law professor at Stanford and argued against the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act in  Eldred v. Ashcroft  in front of the Supreme Court. You may also  listen to the actual presentation  while viewing Professor Lessig's slides. Answer the following questions.  Why does Lawrence Lessig say that the CTEA will make certain "no one can do to Disney what Disney did to the Brothers Grimm."? You should probably include what Disney  did  the the Grimms. Lessig talks about 'fair use" (which we talked about in class) as well as "unregulated use." What is the difference, and why does he think that unregulated use is important?  There are two schools of thought with respect to copyright. Mark Twain and others considered intellectual property to be a natural right. Eldritch Press and other critics of current copyright laws consider copyright to be a justifiable but necessarily limited violation of the First Amendment's right of free speech. The Constitution's Section 8, Clause 8 states, " the Congress shall have power . . . to  promote the progress of science and useful arts , by securing for  limited times  to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. " Which view seems more compatible with this statement, including a discussion of both views?  Support your argument . (4 pts)  Read Spider Robinson's story  Melancholy Elephants  (written in 1983.) According to Robinson, why would perpetual copyright stifle creativity? .

1. Hello,
I have Computers and society Case Study assignment. I will
write below all the informations.
That's the information in the syllabus :
Case Studies.
You will analyze nine case studies in the form of news
commentaries, extra readings or current ethical issues. Your
lowest single score will be dropped.
I do not accept late assignments for any excuse, including
computer problems.
Case studies are posted on the course website each week on a
Monday or a Wednesday and due one week later
before
class. Case studies are submitted online from any computer
connected to the Internet. Note that I am particularly picky in
how you use sources for your answers to case studies. I want
your
words. You may quote to illustrate a point, but
you
must make that point in your own words. Any quotes must be
marked. Comments and your grade will be attached to your
online submission, and you can view it from the website if you
are logged on. Only you can see the grade and the feedback.
Case Study 4: Intellectual Property Rights
resources.
Sold Out
James Boyle, March 31,1996
The Creative Commons:

2. concept
and
organization
Mark Twain
on copyright term.
The following terms are closely tied to concepts in Lessig's
talk. You may wish to refer to their definitions.
Public Domain
Copyright
Fair Use
Read
Lawrence Lessig's Keynote
speech, all three (web) pages, at the Open Source Convention
in 2002. Here is a
print-friendly, one page version
. Lessig is a law professor at Stanford and argued against the
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act in
Eldred v. Ashcroft
in front of the Supreme Court. You may also
listen to the actual presentation
while viewing Professor Lessig's slides. Answer the following
questions.
Why does Lawrence Lessig say that the CTEA will make certain
"no one can do to Disney what Disney did to the Brothers
Grimm."? You should probably include what Disney
did
the the Grimms.
Lessig talks about 'fair use" (which we talked about in class) as

3. well as "unregulated use." What is the difference, and why does
he think that unregulated use is important?
There are two schools of thought with respect to copyright.
Mark Twain and others considered intellectual property to be a
natural right. Eldritch Press and other critics of current
copyright laws consider copyright to be a justifiable but
necessarily limited violation of the First Amendment's right of
free speech. The Constitution's Section 8, Clause 8 states, "
the Congress shall have power . . . to
promote the progress of science and useful arts
, by securing for
limited times
to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective
writings and discoveries.
" Which view seems more compatible with this statement,
including a discussion of both views?
Support your argument
. (4 pts)
Read Spider Robinson's story
Melancholy Elephants
(written in 1983.) According to Robinson, why would perpetual
copyright stifle creativity?