Category Archives: Culture and Society

Coping with P2P

Posted on May 5, 2004 by Lisa Spangenberg

I’ve posted about the DMCA before, pointing out that the DMCA is a poorly written law, but it is the law, and must be adhered to, something RIAA subpoenas rely on. There have recently been a number of articles referring … Continue reading →

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It is Corosive to one’s Character to Steal

Posted on January 5, 2004 by Lisa Spangenberg

So said Steve Jobs in a recent Rolling Stone interview, in which he says some of the smartest things I’ve seen anywhere about copyright. According to Steve Jobs: If copyright dies, if patents die, if the protection of intellectual property … Continue reading →

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Why God Invented Graduate Students

Posted on November 5, 2003 by Lisa Spangenberg

According to Chuq von Rospach, it’s because of this. Though I grant that his is a persuasive example, I think think he needs to generalize his argument to the ultimate purpose for graduate students.

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Micropayments

Posted on September 15, 2003 by Lisa Spangenberg

Kip Manley points to an article by Clay Shirky in which Shirky still argues that micropayments will ultimately fail because users won’t pay for content in a sea of free content. Shirky’s wrong. Users (think readers and listeners and viewers) … Continue reading →

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When Obsessions Collide

Posted on October 24, 2002 by Lisa Spangenberg

Though you may neither know nor care, I’ve two sorts of identities. I’m an academic, with an interest in things Celtic and medieval. I even blog about them here. But I’m also a technologist, with an professional interest in multimedia … Continue reading →

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