As a balance to the views discussed in recent class sessions about Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, image and sound appropriation, and Digital Culture, here is a recent article from the New York Times about a digital pioneer who sees problems with the ideology of the web.
1 comment:
Great Article, I have not often stopped to consider the negative aspects of open-source culture. Although I have always felt ambivalent towards outright piracy I often had considered the zietgiest of open-source culture to be a boon, feeling that the whole could achieve feats greater than the individual. This articles framing of the digital "peasantry" though has given me much to think about. As Lars put it, it really is all about control.
Post a Comment