Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Institution
- Keyword
-
- ARPANET (1)
- Book Chapters (1)
- Commons (1)
- Copyright (1)
- Ethics (1)
-
- Facebook (1)
- Fair use (1)
- History (1)
- ICANN (1)
- Innovation (1)
- Intellectual Property Law (1)
- Intellectual property (1)
- Internet (1)
- Internet History (1)
- Internet Studies (1)
- Media literacy (1)
- Online community (1)
- Open Architecture (1)
- Packet Switching (1)
- Peer production (1)
- Power (1)
- Remix (1)
- Social Media (1)
- Social Networking (1)
- Twitter (1)
- Zimuzu (1)
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Law
Internet History, Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Internet History, Raphael Cohen-Almagor
raphael cohen-almagor
This paper outlines and analyzes milestones in the history of the Internet. As technology advances, it presents new societal and ethical challenges. The early Internet was devised and implemented in American research units, universities, and telecommunication companies that had vision and interest in cutting-edge research. The Internet then entered into the commercial phase (1984-1989). It was facilitated by the upgrading of backbone links, the writing of new software programs, and the growing number of interconnected international networks. The author examines the massive expansion of the Internet into a global network during the 1990s when business and personal computers with different …
Commons / Commodity: Peer Production Caught In The Web Of The Commercial Market, Bingchun Meng, Fei Wu
Commons / Commodity: Peer Production Caught In The Web Of The Commercial Market, Bingchun Meng, Fei Wu
Philip F Wu
The development of digital technology and computer networks has enabled many kinds of online collaboration. This article examines Zimuzu, a Chinese case of online peer production, which provides an opportunity to extend our understanding of how the tensions between the commodity and commons production models are being articulated in an online setting. Using empirical evidence collected from face-to-face interviews, online posts and online ethnographic observation, our analysis demonstrates that there is constant negotiation over which aspects of the two seemingly opposing models will be adopted by the community. We argue that it is important to conceptualize the peer production process …
Towards A Pedagogy Of Fair Use For Multimedia Composition, Renee Hobbs, Katie E. Donnelly
Towards A Pedagogy Of Fair Use For Multimedia Composition, Renee Hobbs, Katie E. Donnelly
Renee Hobbs
No abstract provided.
Social Media Policies For Professional Communicators, Daxton R. Stewart
Social Media Policies For Professional Communicators, Daxton R. Stewart
Daxton "Chip" Stewart
As social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have become increasingly prevalent ways for people to share and connect, professional communicators have increasingly incorporated these tools into their daily practice. However, journalism, advertising and public relations practitioners have little formal guidance to help them navigate the benefits and risks of using these tools professionally. The codes of ethics of their professional fields have not been updated, and to date, social media policies have not been examined from an academic perspective. This study reviews 26 social media policies of journalism and strategic communication companies to find common themes and …