Discussion: Copyright and Computers
Read
- Read The Right to Read by Richard Stallman.
- Read A brief intro to copyright by Brad Templeton.
- Read this brief overview of some positions on what should happen with copyright, also by Brad Templeton.
Questions to think about
- What is copyright?
- What is its purpose?
- Have you ever violated a copyright? Why? Do you feel you were doing the right thing? Would you do it again?
- The third article above claims that "copyright is in crisis". Why? Do you agree?
- The article then goes on to present different suggestions for how to resolve this crisis. Which one do you think is best? Why?
Write
Write a short response (1-2 pages) addressing question 5 (and as many of the other questions as you like).