I have grown up heavily immersed in the digital world. Being born in 1989, I grew up along with the internet and was able to start learning about it and experiencing it from the time I was young. I have always been adept with computers and digital networking. Because of this I learned at an early age how simple life can be made through the information accessed in the digital world. There is a plethora of information that is available on the internet, and I have often been told that anything can be found there if you know how to look for it and find it.
Because of their interactions with the digital world from a very young age, many people (especially those who are kids now) have grown up with expectations about what they can find and what they deserve to find online. This blog will seek to examine these expectations and their effects on the law and education. Specifically, I will investigate the ideas of piracy and plagiarism and the change in the perceptions of these ideas in recent history. Some of the topics I will explore are:
- How we really define piracy in the modern day?
- Is piracy now accepted as the norm in our culture?
- What are some different ways of information sharing and appropriating?
- What is the background and history of piracy? Where did it start?
- What does it mean to own digital media?
- How has plagiarism through the digital world affected the education system?
- How has the ease of access of information online affected the modern day student?
- Has the digital world spurred creativity or has it allowed for an easy way out to learn information?
Whenever the topic of piracy and digital ownership I can't help but think of how common DRM has become in the video game industry (or any software industry in general). Is it a necessity? Or would you propose a less obtrusive solution?
ReplyDeleteGreat outline of what we are to expect from this blog! I am excited to read your posts each week. I do wonder if there is a change in the connotation we used to have with plagiarism and piracy. Do kids even know that piracy and plagiarism is wrong? It's most definitely becoming more socially acceptable.
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