Hey gang, nice websites out there. Here is my humble attempt at code writing:
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Here are some arguable DNA copyright issues. First, a team used James Joyce to tag their synthetic DNA sequence, without permission of the Joyce estate.
http://www.geekosystem.com/bacteria-violated-copyright-law/#
Second, when is a chicken no longer a chicken? And is the estate of the first DNA cloned entitled to some compensation?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2000/jul/31/genetics.internationalnews
Copyright Yourself!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1494746.stm

Post 5
Lisa Bowman describes the tension between the all out free share files over the Internet and the commercial bundlers of e-resouces who can charge your library a bundle. Some bundles are cheaper than others (http://www.zdnet.com/news/librarians-targeted-in-latest-copyright-battles/116275 ). A world of “perpetural rent” favors the e-file holders. Somewhere out there are the writers and artists who deserve to be paid for their work. I was one of those radicals calling for free access. When I visit the library, the book they own is available to me for free. I can browse it, read it or borrow it. The library has always been a site of radical liberation for ordinary people concerned about their pocketbooks. Yet, the corporate control of electronic bundles makes me concerned about the exploitation of libraries.
Shirley Duglin Kennedy offers a nice summary of the copyright law (http://www.zdnet.com/news/librarians-targeted-in-latest-copyright-battles/116275). Until I took a serials course in library school I was not concerned about borrowing photographs or music and placing the files on my own Facebook or in my hard drive. Library school taught me the cruel truth about copying and sharing files, that it was illegal to distribute them without paying royalties. Nonetheless, it is almost impossible to avoid violations of the copyright committed by friends and others sharing stuff. The Washington Post article by Monica Hesse reminded me of a recent incident in my own lifter life (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/08/AR2008010804626_pf.html). One of the schools where I work installed a strong filter that erases borrowed files downloaded from Facebook. I just booted up, connected to their wi-fi with a quick consent to the check box, and then, three file folders with photographs of acquaintances lifted from Facebook disappeared. I knew that I had hoarded them illegally, but they were cute, poetry events, a surfer friend at the county fair out in California. Zap, caught me stealing and erased the files. I can look at their pages and find the photos again but it is time consuming. I don’t poach strangers, but then again, I did not inform acquaintances that I had made a copy of a picture from their albums and placed it on my hard drive. My bad! In a way I admire the school for creating such a strong trap. The same school does not have public scanners in the computer lab. You have to go to the library and sign in to use the scanner, right next to the librarian, so you really can’t scan photos or magazine images without being seen here. As a librarian, it is a tall task to maintain user privacy and be vigilant for photo thieves at the same time. Steal This Film is a classic rad site, but I wonder if ECC filters would block it.
Jamendo free music linked to the Creative Commons? I could browse and play here for hours. I am looking for some background music for Captivate presentations that I am going to file on my web server and store locally as flash files. I like the Creative Commons, although all of my published professional work is controlled by corporations that do not allow free sharing. I received no compensation or royalties for giving them this content to publish under their prestigious banner. I did not get tenure and I am not subsidized or compensated for any further publications, although I have quite a bit I could work with. I want to free share my work, because few people read it and many people doubt it exists, but I am the unpaid slave who helped the corporate for profit publisher make money. Bah Humbug, up the revolution. Would I feel the same way if I was as rich and popular as Stephen King? I am now more respectful of ”internet properties” than in the past. Asa librarians I probably will be concerned about protecting authors from abuse and following fair use guidelines. Library school did change my views by forcing me to read the law.

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Post 2
The international organizations that are attempting to create a social structure for the growth of a global world based on ICT networks produce documents that sound a little bit like the 18th century revolutionary era on the rights of man, the desirability of coordinated governance working toward greater equality and social integration of all countries, leveling inequalities through the use of new technologies for commerce, education and rapidly shared information, as well as entertainment. The real question is to what extent the rubber can hit the road, in terms of social interaction and networked coordination of social and economic activities and decision making, and to what extent is the networked society just a highway on paper waiting to be built, or waiting to be upgraded and properly marked. The paved highways we see took some time to build, and there are still a few rural areas where the roads are rough or the investment was not adequate to handle those 18 wheel tankers of commerce. The United States had one of the most advanced telephonic communications systems in the world in the post WWII era, based on copper wire lines of transmission. The U.S. then grafted fiber optic cable onto copper at transmission stations in a crude patchwork of old and new. Companies with sonnet rings in the 1990s had advantages because the cable for their communications could handle higher transmissions of data. Countries like Korea and Poland, investing at a later time, could build the network without as much grafting of old and new. Both Angel Gurria of OECD and Vince Cerf in his response mention education. The use of the Internet for information and education created new types of social gaps that reflect the underlying cultural practices of users. For example, some people have little Internet or computer experience, and other people are so used to wasting their unlimited time that they have to be trained to turn off paid services like Lexis Nexis or they will bankrupt their firms. Folks assume that everyone is like them, and it can create blinders. Christ Gilbert of Ubiquisys also talked about the challenge of finding ways to build and communicate that encompass different cultural views and practices of engineers in other countries. The real rubber hitting the road is in real organized economic activity and education that make information sharing meaningful as both the underlay and the content of our communications. The assumption that increasing broadband will automatically produce economic growth or social development may need to be studied. Society and the Internet must be ready for one another, ready for new investments in capital, funding, time and cooperation.