Special thanks to Wikipedia for their Facts.
This book is about the different views on the purpose/benefits/effects of the Internet.
It is informative and shows a balanced viewpoint in whichever stand the writers had.
Some of the interesting views on the internet are. . .
"Internet has not improved education"
"Internet privacy laws are unnecessary"
"The internet will spark a communications revolution(Overide the need for phones)"
There is a rather interesting point mention in the book about music piracy.
This is about the term time shifting.
(Time shifting is the recording of television shows to some storage medium to be viewed at a time more convenient to the consumer.)
In 1979, Universal sued Sony, claiming its timed recording capability amounted to "copyright infringement".
However, a district court found that noncommercial home use recording was considered fair use and ruled in favor of Sony.
In appeals, the United States Court of Appeals reversed this decision in 1981 giving the edge to Universal, but the
Supreme Court of the United States reversed it yet again in 1984, and found in favor of Sony 5-4.
The majority decision held that time shifting was a fair use, represented no substantial harm to the copyright holder, and would not contribute
to a diminished marketplace for its product.
Copyright infringement
For electronic and audio-visual media, unauthorized reproduction and distribution is often referred to as piracy or theft
There is much irony in this case, that is why i think RSAA's actions will be like those of a toothless tiger.
If i bought the Cd, burn it, place it on the net for storage but some dude downloads it and distributes it freely, will i be in trouble ?
Things i'd learnt.
Readers are encouraged to respect others' opinions, even when they are(non-professional).
Readers are also taught that it is only by reading or listening to and objectively
evaluating others'ideas that one can determine whether they are worthy of consideration. This is the biggest lesson
learnt after my reading.
I have also learn the reason as to why a person has a particular stance on an issue through evaluation of the writer's
idea.
Another important lesson learnt is that I should not regard anyone that disagrees as enemies but rather as people whose views
deserve further examination and may even prove one's wrong.
Ultimately, this book prepares high school students for critical thinking and make them aware of issues that affect society.
It is published in the year 2002
Some things mentioned are slightly dated, and the year quotes are from the 1990s. Thus, the information may only be relevent at
that period of time. Good for reference though.
posted by Jun Jie @ 10:03 PM
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