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'''Ebooks: Reading, Copyright, and Digital Rights, [[soctech seminar]] Spring 2005'''
 
'''Ebooks: Reading, Copyright, and Digital Rights, [[soctech seminar]] Spring 2005'''
  
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==This Week (April 12)==
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==This Week (April 19)==
  
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===Week 3. Copyright of digital documents===
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===Week 4. DRM Technology===
 
*Read, prior to class:  
 
*Read, prior to class:  
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**William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/IPCoop/89land1.html An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law] (Ben's handout)
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**[[http://www.craphound.com/msftdrm.txt]] Cory Doctorow
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**[[http://msl1.mit.edu/ESD10/docs/darknet5.pdf "The darknet and the future of content distribution"] P. Biddle, P. England, M. Peinado, and B. Willman (Microsoft Corporation)
 
*Take a look at  
 
*Take a look at  
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** [http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000101----000-.html Title 17 of the US Code], sections 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, and 500-506.
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**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Management "Digital rights management"] from Wikipedia (currently 7 pages)
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**Peter Givler [http://aaupnet.org/aboutup/copyright.html "Copyright: It's for the public good"] Association of American University Presses (3 pages)
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**[http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/convlit.php "Converting .LIT files for fun and profit"] (3 pages)
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**[http://creativecommons.org/about/history "Some Rights Reserved": Building a Layer of Reasonable Copyright] (1 page)
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**[http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/US_v_Elcomsoft/20021217_eff_pr.html Jury Acquits Elcomsoft in eBook Copyright Case] (1 page)
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**[http://press.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1042 O'Reilly First to Adopt Founders' Copyright] (3 pages)
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**[http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/Felten_v_RIAA/20020206_eff_felten_pr.html Security Researchers Drop Scientific Censorship Case] (2 pages)
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*Discussion leader: Ben
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*Optional Recommended Reading:
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**John Walker [http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/ The Digital Imprimatur] (currently 53 pages, but many sections can be skipped)
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*Discussion leader: Keunwoo
 
*Topics:
 
*Topics:
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**Nothing new, but harder to enforce... or is it? (The DMCA)
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**what exactly are "effective technological measures"?
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**Is there any need for a public domain if I can access anything for a nickel?
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**Is the DCMA a problem for research?
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**Clinton whitepaper, Berne, WIPO
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**Celestial Jukebox
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*Useful websites:
 
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**[http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ Copyright and Fair Use Center]
 
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**[http://www.copyright.gov/ US Copyright Office]
 
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**[http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/guides/copyright.html UW COPYRIGHT INFORMATION FOR EDUCATORS]
 
  
 
==Course Description==
 
==Course Description==
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==Schedule details==
 
==Schedule details==
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===Week 4. Licensing of digital documents===
 
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*Read, prior to class:
 
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**[http://www.lib.washington.edu/cms/usageguidelines.html UW Libraries Electronic Resource Usage Rights and Restrictions] (1 page)
 
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**Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/ "Choosing a License"] (2 pages)
 
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**Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/about/history "Some Rights Reserved": Building a Layer of Reasonable Copyright] (1 page)
 
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*Discussion leader: law person? (Bob Gomulkiewicz? Stuart Sutton?)
 
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*Topics:
 
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**It ain't copyright, but contract law!
 
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**The DMCA: DRM enforcement with no (legal) exceptions for the public
 
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**Dude, where's my 200 years of fair use caselaw?
 
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**Licenses that "guarantee your freedom to share and change" (Free software and the Creative Commons)
 
  
 
===Week 5. In Libraries: "Can I check out this eBook?"===
 
===Week 5. In Libraries: "Can I check out this eBook?"===
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**Who needs pretty magazines when we've got [http://arxiv.org arXiv.org] (do the humanities)?
 
**Who needs pretty magazines when we've got [http://arxiv.org arXiv.org] (do the humanities)?
  
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===Week 7. DRM Technology===
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===Week 7. Licensing of digital documents===
 
*Read, prior to class:  
 
*Read, prior to class:  
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**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Management "Digital rights management"] from Wikipedia (currently 7 pages)
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**[http://www.lib.washington.edu/cms/usageguidelines.html UW Libraries Electronic Resource Usage Rights and Restrictions] (1 page)
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**[http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/convlit.php "Converting .LIT files for fun and profit"] (3 pages)
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**Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/ "Choosing a License"] (2 pages)
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**[http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/US_v_Elcomsoft/20021217_eff_pr.html Jury Acquits Elcomsoft in eBook Copyright Case] (1 page)
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**Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/about/history "Some Rights Reserved": Building a Layer of Reasonable Copyright] (1 page)
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**[http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/Felten_v_RIAA/20020206_eff_felten_pr.html Security Researchers Drop Scientific Censorship Case] (2 pages)
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*Discussion leader: law person? (Bob Gomulkiewicz? Stuart Sutton?)
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*Optional Recommended Reading:
 
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**John Walker [http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/ The Digital Imprimatur] (currently 53 pages, but many sections can be skipped)
 
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*Discussion leader: CSE person?
 
 
*Topics:
 
*Topics:
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**what exactly are "effective technological measures"?
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**It ain't copyright, but contract law!
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**Is the DCMA a problem for research?
+
**The DMCA: DRM enforcement with no (legal) exceptions for the public
 +
**Dude, where's my 200 years of fair use caselaw?
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**Licenses that "guarantee your freedom to share and change" (Free software and the Creative Commons)
  
 
===Week 8. Preservation===
 
===Week 8. Preservation===
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**featuring codecs, The Internet, Copyright, Licensing, and DRM
 
**featuring codecs, The Internet, Copyright, Licensing, and DRM
 
**as distribution costs approach zero, what happens to production?
 
**as distribution costs approach zero, what happens to production?
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===Week 3. Copyright of digital documents===
 +
*Read, prior to class:
 +
**William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/IPCoop/89land1.html An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law] (Ben's handout)
 +
*Take a look at
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** [http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000101----000-.html Title 17 of the US Code], sections 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, and 500-506.
 +
**Peter Givler [http://aaupnet.org/aboutup/copyright.html "Copyright: It's for the public good"] Association of American University Presses (3 pages)
 +
**[http://creativecommons.org/about/history "Some Rights Reserved": Building a Layer of Reasonable Copyright] (1 page)
 +
**[http://press.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1042 O'Reilly First to Adopt Founders' Copyright] (3 pages)
 +
*Discussion leader: Ben
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*Topics:
 +
**Nothing new, but harder to enforce... or is it? (The DMCA)
 +
**Is there any need for a public domain if I can access anything for a nickel?
 +
**Clinton whitepaper, Berne, WIPO
 +
**Celestial Jukebox
 +
*Useful websites:
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**[http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ Copyright and Fair Use Center]
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**[http://www.copyright.gov/ US Copyright Office]
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**[http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/guides/copyright.html UW COPYRIGHT INFORMATION FOR EDUCATORS]
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[[Category:Society and technology]]
 
[[Category:Society and technology]]

Revision as of 03:38, 17 April 2005

Ebooks: Reading, Copyright, and Digital Rights, soctech seminar Spring 2005

This Week (April 19)

Week 4. DRM Technology


Course Description

For several millenia, books have been the primary means used in society to attempt to permanently record and hand down knowledge. By the late 20th Century, books were part of a complex system involving readers, publishers, and authors, each of whose rights were balanced by two hundred years of copyright law. The massive growth of distribution of information in digital form at the end of the 20th Century, including electronic books or "ebooks," created a new environment which challenges the existing balance.

This seminar will explore the present issues surrounding ebooks, including the implications for readers, the law, and technology. No prior background in computer science or law is required. The first weeks of the quarter will focus on a framework for discussion, followed by several theme sessions on various topics.

Schedule details

Week 5. In Libraries: "Can I check out this eBook?"

Week 6. Scholarly publishing

Week 7. Licensing of digital documents

Week 8. Preservation

Week 9. Digital documents in international development

Week 10. Accessibility

Past courses to mine for useful content

Floating readings

These are readings that haven't been matched to a date yet.

Other notes

  • assumptions:
    • everyone will have at least a layman's understanding of terms
    • we can come up with one good discussable reading per session
    • a volunteer or assigned discussion facilitator for each session
  • Honestly, I don't particularly like the name ebooks. For me, the term is to closely associated with a struggling publishing industry. I think this class is more generally interested in the digital rights issues, and looking to exclude visual and audio art. How about the term "digital word?" - David
  • I don't like the name either, but what does "digital word" mean to anyone? We'll deal with the misconceptions in class. :) - Joshua

How many days worth of class is this?

Past Discussions

Week 1: Intro

  • Discussion leader: Joshua
  • Topics:
    • What this is course about and not about, and why are we here?
    • basic definitions,
    • what attendees want out of the class
  • Notes:
  • We have a wide range of interests, including but not limited to:
-Why are people reading books on tiny screen, and how can it be a better experience?
-How will ebooks fit into the public library?
-With DRM, are we using the "hammer" of technology against a problem that isn't a "nail"?
-Several people are interested in the law, intellectual property, copyright, and fair use
-How can we deal with the very real accessibility concerns?
  • Our attempts at what the definition of an ebook is based on:
-the effort it takes to produce one
-its difference from articles, news, etc.)
-the rights that come along with the name "book"
-something that it relatively static (content-wise)
-we don't know, let the experts decide
-what you do with it defines what it is
-ability to compare with others over time and/or space
-emotional or sentimental connection with an object
  • Ditto, for DRM:
-any technology that treats the user as an adversary
-technological measures that give the illusion of protection/control
-an alternative to trust
-things that give personal comfort to rights holders
  • Joshua's central question for the course:

Taking the current balance for books as a model, what should be balance of rights look like for ebooks and how can DRM technology implement this balance?


Week 2: The Basic Framework

Week 3. Copyright of digital documents

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