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    well read in the book, The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World by Lawrence Lessig. In this book, Lessig brings an alternative point of view about intellectual property rights. Lessig states that, “resources and others gain value by being kept free rather than controlled. A mature society realizes that value by protecting such resources from both private and public control” (Lessig, 2001). Even though this idea holds some weight to the issue, creators/ businesses must…

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    The debate over how long a copyright should last is one that has been fought for decades. One of the arguments for longer copyrights is based in the idea that if an idea became part of the public domain, it would become obsolete and lose most, if not all, of its value and potential. In this way, public domain is seen as the “place where ideas go to die”. Conversely, one of the argument for shorter copyrights is based around the notion that copyright laws are already too invasive and/or…

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    Why Is Aaron Swartz Unfair

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    Many people that are interviewed in the documentary, such as Lawrence Lessig who is the founder of Creative Commons, say that Aaron is a “prodigy” and they are astonished “that this [Aaron Swartz] was what the government had to prosecute.” Aaron Swartz was a genius. Brian Knappenberger shows this throughout the documentary…

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    Aaron Swartz Essay

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    was doing things above his age level and they continue throughout his life. Most of these actions took place also because of Aaron’s goal he yearned to achieve. Around the age of fourteen, Swartz actually was the mentor of Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig, who was later convinced my by Swartz to give up working on internet law and copyright and work on political corruption…

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    Heretics In 1231

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    If used by the right hands, technology can become a powerful tool to stamp out the undesirables from the desirables. This can be seen when Lessig Lawrence explained about the Z-theory and Patriot Act. Just like how the Patriot Act was used by the U.S. government to monitor U.S. citizens phone calls to track for terrorist, during the ages of the Inquisition, inquisitors would also monitor suspected heretics through record keeping and track down heresy. Just like how the Patriot Act only happen…

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    Case study 5-D presented by Patterson & Wilkins (2014, p.129) is concerned with the use of children’s images in a political anti-same-sex-marriage advertisement and the privacy concerns the usage brought up. The case study raises various questions surrounding framing images or video to support an agenda and how the privacy of children is affected by political advertisements. Many people could view the use of children to support a political agenda, with out of context imagery, is emotionally…

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    There’s A Reason Why Mama Wouldn’t Let You Take a Cookie from the Jar: A Rhetorical Analysis of “Six Provocations for Big Data” In their essay “Six Provocations for Big Data”, danah boyd and Kate Crawford argue if the use of Big Data is ethical based upon the fact that is easily accessible to all, especially in today’s society. boyd, a researcher “and [the] founder of Data & Society Research Institute”, and Kate Crawford, also a researcher and professor, attempt to reach an uninformed,…

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    Both boyd and Crawford did extensive quality research and data collecting making this piece trustworthy and dependable. Throughout the article, they quote many sources of highly honorable positions such as Melvin Kranzberg a historian, Lawrence Lessig an attorney, and Lev Manovich professor of Computer Science. Crawford and boyd provide a research project involving 1,700 Facebook users who are currently at the time attended college to examine how their interests and friends change over time…

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    Campaign Spending Problem

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    Is it possible to buy a seat in the oval office? Well money is power, even in politics. Campaign spending has increased dramatically in recent elections, especially in presidential primaries and into the presidential race. American politics has shifted from worrying about their constituents to now, only worrying about what large donors and super PACs want or need. A considerable reason for this is because without a hefty amount of campaign donations, you can never make it to Washington. Campaign…

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    She starts by quoting Lawrence Lessig to show that network neutrality rules must be put forth in order to contain ISPs from constricting internet access to their customers (Schewick, 2009). ISPs do not only block internet access, but they also limit the speed at which some webpages…

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