71 research outputs found
DEBORA: Developing an Interface to Support Collaboration in a Digital Library
No full textInterfaces to library systems have largely failed to represent the in-herently collaborative nature of information work. This paper describes how collaborative functionality is being implemented as part of the DEBORA project to provide access to digitised Renaissance documents. Work practices of users of Renaissance documents are described and the collaborative features of the client software are outlined. Functionalities discussed include annotation, the creation of virtual books and the inclusion of user-supplied metadata
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The IP Law Book Review, v.5 #2
No full textPUTTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ITS PLACE – RIGHTS DISCOURSES, CREATIVE LABOR AND THE EVERYDAY, by Laura Murray, S. Tina Piper and Kirsty Robertson. Reviewed by Luke McDonagh, Cardiff University Law School.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE by Peter Drahos. Reviewed by Ruth L. Okediji, University of Minnesota Law School.
THE STATE OF COPYRIGHT: THE COMPLEX CULTURAL CREATION IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD, by Debora J. Halbert. Reviewed by Sara Bannerman, Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia, McMaster University
The IP Law Book Review, v.5 #2
No full textPUTTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ITS PLACE – RIGHTS DISCOURSES, CREATIVE LABOR AND THE EVERYDAY, by Laura Murray, S. Tina Piper and Kirsty Robertson. Reviewed by Luke McDonagh, Cardiff University Law School.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE by Peter Drahos. Reviewed by Ruth L. Okediji, University of Minnesota Law School.
THE STATE OF COPYRIGHT: THE COMPLEX CULTURAL CREATION IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD, by Debora J. Halbert. Reviewed by Sara Bannerman, Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia, McMaster University
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Free Culture and the Digital Library Symposium Proceedings 2005
No full textThis book of proceedings includes seventeen papers from a symposium held at Emory University. The symposium papers discuss subjects relating to free culture in digital libraries
The labor of creativity: Women's work, quilting, and the uncommodified life
No full textQuilting is an area of creative work rich in tradition that demonstrates how ideas and inspiration flow between quilters as they share with each other, move to new parts of the country, and develop their own designs. While commercial patterns have been copyrighted, quilting has generally existed under the radar of copyright law, primarily because quilts are most often exchanged within a gift economy. However, as quilting becomes big business and patterns and pattern books are more centrally located in quilting culture, issues associated with copyright protection emerge. This article investigates the relationship between copyright law, innovation, and sharing as it is understood by quilters who responded to an online questionnaire. Survey participants feel that quilting is a creative activity in which copyright plays a very small role, except when it restricts the actions of quilters. The survey suggests that respondents see quilting as creating a connection between themselves, their families, and their communities. Their creative work, in other words, is a gift they want to share, not a product they want to sell
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Intellectual property in the information age ::the politics of expanding ownership rights /
No full textPublic lives and private communities: The terms of service agreement and life in virtual worlds
No full textThis paper argues that the terms of service (TOS) agreements, also sometimes referred to as end user license agreements (EULAs), governing virtual worlds have important implications for the political and legal structures under which our virtual selves will function. This essay will focus on four key political concepts central to all TOS agreements studied. These concepts include contract language governing speech codes, intellectual property rights, privacy, and the relationship of the gaming world to the real world. If indeed these agreements offer governing constraints for people functioning in virtual spaces, then not only should their anti–democratic construction be considered, but as people spend more time in virtual worlds, these structures will become increasingly important to many aspects of our virtual identities
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The state of copyright ::the complex relationship of cultural creation in a globalized world /
No full text"This book seeks to make an intervention into the ongoing debate about the scope and intensity of global copyright laws. While mapping out the primary actors in the context of globalization and the modern political economy of information ownership, the argument is made that alternatives to further expansion of copyright are necessary. By examining the multiple and competing interests in creating the legal regime of copyright law, this books attempts to map the political economy of copyright in the information age, critique the concentration of ownership that is intrinsic in the status quo, and provide an assessment of the state of the contemporary global copyright landscape and its futures. It draws upon the current narratives of copyright as produced by corporate, government, and political actors and frames these narratives as language games within a global political project to define how information and culture will be shared and exchanged in the future. The text problematizes the relationship of the state to culture, comments on the global flows of culture, and critiques the regulatory apparatus that is in place to commodify culture and align it with the contemporary nation-state. In the end, the possibility of non-commodified and more open futures are explored. The State of Copyright will be of particular interest for students and scholars of international political economy, law, political science, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, library sciences, and communication studies. It also will appeal to a growing popular audience that has taken an interest in the issues of copyright."-
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