MDST*1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Virgin Mobile Australia, Creative Commons License, Copyright Infringement
Copyright and Digital Citizenship
Drakopoulou, Grossman, and Moore, "Campaign for Digital Citizenship"; Frase,
"Property and Theft"; Mueller, "Gimme the Loot."
Piracy (Mueller)
-As of 2012, IP makes up 80% of the net worth of US corporations and 60% of
their exports.
-The ‘threat’ of piracy to tech/entertain. corps. comes from workers crucial to
those industries:
“The earliest software pirate groups were self-organized clusters of skilled
programmers and computer enthusiasts who tested their abilities by reverse-
engineering protections on proprietary software, “cracking” it and rendering it
“warez,” useable to anyone who downloaded it.”
-Many of these individuals came from the software industry itself, where they were
underpaid, unchallenged, or otherwise unfulfilled….This organizational model
has spread to the online piracy of other media, such as movies and music.”
Open Source:
-The freedom to run a program for any purpose.
-The freedom to examine and adapt a program (& thus to get access to the
source code).
-The freedom to distribute copies.
-The freedom to improve any program.
-“Think of ‘Free speech,’ not ‘free beer.’”--Richard Stallman.
Copyleft:
-To use Free Software, you have to agree to a “GNU General Public License”
(GPL).
-GPLs require that anyone who copies or alters Free Software agree to publicly
release all changes and improvements.
-Creates a self-perpetuating cycle of openness & sharing.
-Prevents companies from releasing for-profit versions of the software; would be a
violation of GPL to try.
-Uses copyright’s power to turn copyright on its head.
Creative Commons License CCL (Peter Frase)
-“Where copyright gives an owner the right to keep knowledge closed, Creative
Commons is designed to facilitate creators who want to ensure their creations
remain open, while at the same time making sure that they receive credit for
them.”
-Different versions of CCL:
1. CC-BY: this allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the
condition that the creator is appropriately credited.
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Document Summary
Drakopoulou, grossman, and moore, "campaign for digital citizenship"; frase, As of 2012, ip makes up 80% of the net worth of us corporations and 60% of their exports. The threat" of piracy to tech/entertain. corps. comes from workers crucial to those industries: The earliest software pirate groups were self-organized clusters of skilled programmers and computer enthusiasts who tested their abilities by reverse- engineering protections on proprietary software, cracking it and rendering it. Many of these individuals came from the software industry itself, where they were underpaid, unchallenged, or otherwise unfulfilled . this organizational model has spread to the online piracy of other media, such as movies and music. The freedom to run a program for any purpose. The freedom to examine and adapt a program (& thus to get access to the source code). Think of free speech," not free beer. " --richard stallman. To use free software, you have to agree to a gnu general public license (gpl).
