I agree that the history of these industries, of Valenti, of the norms that linked economic imperatives and ideological frameworks, would be fascinating. I think of Siva's book Copyrights and Copywrongs as being quite good in this regard. For me it felt like it would be too much to try to tackle that as well. So the historical impulse that I said I drew from my committee, in the project, meant that I tackled these relatively recent phenomena as historical ones: both that they were embedded in and shaped by what came before, part of and advancing a legacy of decisions and arrangements, and that they could be looked at as having their own historical trajectory, even if only a few moments or a few years past.
Thanks again for the invite, and for the honor of adding the book to your reading list. I'm open to more conversation if people continue to think and talk about the book and the issues it raises.
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It's always a great day for books, beer, and brats.
Join us for the annual UW Madison summer reading group on information, communication, and society managed by Greg Downey and Kristin Eschenfelder. Let's talk about what we read on this blog. Then let's meet at the Terrace and talk in person. (Email gdowney at wisc.edu or eschenfelder at wisc.edu to become a blog member.)
Join us for the annual UW Madison summer reading group on information, communication, and society managed by Greg Downey and Kristin Eschenfelder. Let's talk about what we read on this blog. Then let's meet at the Terrace and talk in person. (Email gdowney at wisc.edu or eschenfelder at wisc.edu to become a blog member.)
It's always a great day for books, beer, and brats.
Reading and Meeting Schedule
- Friday June 22 3pm: Tarleton Gillespie, Wired Shut: Copyright and the shape of digital culture (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007). [hardcover: $23]
- Friday July 20 3pm: Fernando Elichirigoity, Planet Management: Limits to Growth, Computer Simulation, and the Emergence of Global Spaces (Northwestern University Press, 1999). [paper: $28]
- Friday Aug 17 3pm: Alondra Nelson, Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu, and Alicia Headlam Hines, eds., Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life (New York: NYU Press, 2001). [paper; $21]
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1 comment:
One of the issues we discussed a bit was the “irrational fears” on the part of content industries (specifically motion picture and music) that all of their sources of revenue will disappear absent some forms of digital rights protection. I wonder if there is also perhaps “irrational fear” on the part of those of us who worry about potential for rights lost through technological changes proposed by the content industry (myself absolutely included!).
Yet, between these two “irrational fears,” there may be some value in the dialog that is taking place. Copyright law and technological standards evolve so slowly that finding a compromise between these two seemingly polar positions might be an important part in the production of law and social consensus (despite the drawbacks inherent in law made through compromise).
Further, I'm personally interested in the role that this dialog plays in informing the public about copyright law, and in its role creating norms of compliance. Do people listen to the Valentis and Gillespies of the copyright debate? How do their arguments impact their actions? If the “average Joe” isn't listening, are those who can really make an impact listening (legislators, academics, creative types, industry people)? What impact does it have on them, and any potential policy?
Thanks for the interesting read, and for responding to comments, Tarleton!
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