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'''Notes for [[soctech seminar]] planning, Spring 2005''' | '''Notes for [[soctech seminar]] planning, Spring 2005''' | ||
− | '''Ebooks''' | + | '''Ebooks: Reading, Copyright, and Digital Rights''' |
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+ | The goal of this seminar is to provide a forum for discussing | ||
+ | copyright and DRM as applied to ebooks. | ||
==Schedule details== | ==Schedule details== | ||
week-by-week breakdown | week-by-week breakdown | ||
− | ===Week 1: | + | FRAMEWORK SESSIONS: |
− | * | + | |
+ | ===Week 1: Intro=== | ||
+ | *Discussion leader: Joshua? | ||
*Topics: | *Topics: | ||
**What is this course about, and why are we here? | **What is this course about, and why are we here? | ||
+ | **basic definitions, discussion of what attendees want out of class | ||
*Post-reading: Lessig, ''Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace'', ch. 7 | *Post-reading: Lessig, ''Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace'', ch. 7 | ||
− | ===Week 2: | + | ===Week 2: Nature of Digital Documents=== |
− | * | + | *Discussion leader: Joshua? |
− | *Topics: what | + | *Topics: |
− | * | + | **basics of manufacture and distribution |
+ | **featuring codecs, The Internet, Copyright, Licensing, and DRM | ||
+ | **as distribution costs approach zero, what happens to production? | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Week 3. Copyright of digital documents=== | ||
+ | *Discussion leader: law person? | ||
+ | *Topics: | ||
+ | **Nothing new, but harder to enforce... or is it? | ||
+ | **Is there any need for a public domain if I can access anything for a nickel? | ||
+ | **Clinton whitepaper, Berne, WIPO | ||
+ | **Celestial Jukebox | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Week 4. Licensing of digital documents=== | ||
+ | *Discussion leader: law person? (Bob Gomulkiewicz? Stuart Sutton?) | ||
+ | *Topics: | ||
+ | **It ain't copyright, but contract law! | ||
+ | **The DMCA: DRM enforcement with no (legal) exceptions for the public | ||
+ | **Dude, where's my 200 years of fair use caselaw? | ||
+ | **Licenses that "guarantee your freedom to share and change" (Free | ||
+ | software and the Creative Commons) | ||
+ | |||
+ | THEME DAYS: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Week 5. "Can I check out this eBook?" in the library=== | ||
+ | *Discussion leader: Joshua? Guest? | ||
+ | *Topics: | ||
+ | **complicated and expensive reading devices | ||
+ | **potentially crippling legal problems | ||
+ | [http://www.kcls.org/ebooks/ebook.cfm] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Week 6. Scholarly publishing=== | ||
+ | *Discussion leader: | ||
+ | *Topics: | ||
+ | **do universities already pay production costs? | ||
+ | **who needs pretty magazines when we've got [arxiv.org] (do the humanities)? | ||
+ | *Tech Transfer and others might be interested | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Week 7. DRM Technology=== | ||
+ | *Discussion leader: CSE person? | ||
+ | *Topics: | ||
+ | **what exactly are "effective technological measures"? | ||
+ | **Is the DCMA a problem for research? | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Week 8. Preservation=== | ||
+ | *Discussion leader: CSE person? | ||
+ | *Topics: | ||
+ | **will those created today be around in 100 years? | ||
+ | **if so, how about reading those bits as an ebook? | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Week 9. Digital documents in international development=== | ||
+ | *Discussion leader: CSE person? | ||
+ | *Topics: | ||
+ | **Kahle's bookmobile, Million Book Project and others | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Week 10. Accessibility=== | ||
+ | *Discussion leader: CSE person? | ||
+ | *Topics: | ||
+ | **how much access should laws mandate? | ||
+ | **something like NLS for the Blind and Physically Handicapped? | ||
+ | [http://www.loc.gov/nls/] | ||
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==Past courses to mine for useful content== | ==Past courses to mine for useful content== | ||
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*[http://www.acm.org/usacm/Issues/ComputerSecurity.htm USACM public policy home page] | *[http://www.acm.org/usacm/Issues/ComputerSecurity.htm USACM public policy home page] | ||
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==Other notes== | ==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 |
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''How many days worth of class is this?'' | ''How many days worth of class is this?'' | ||
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[[Category:Society and technology]] | [[Category:Society and technology]] |
Revision as of 21:44, 26 February 2005
Notes for soctech seminar planning, Spring 2005
Ebooks: Reading, Copyright, and Digital Rights
The goal of this seminar is to provide a forum for discussing copyright and DRM as applied to ebooks.
Contents
- 1 Schedule details
- 1.1 Week 1: Intro
- 1.2 Week 2: Nature of Digital Documents
- 1.3 Week 3. Copyright of digital documents
- 1.4 Week 4. Licensing of digital documents
- 1.5 Week 5. "Can I check out this eBook?" in the library
- 1.6 Week 6. Scholarly publishing
- 1.7 Week 7. DRM Technology
- 1.8 Week 8. Preservation
- 1.9 Week 9. Digital documents in international development
- 1.10 Week 10. Accessibility
- 2 Past courses to mine for useful content
- 3 Floating readings
- 4 Other notes
Schedule details
week-by-week breakdown FRAMEWORK SESSIONS:
Week 1: Intro
- Discussion leader: Joshua?
- Topics:
- What is this course about, and why are we here?
- basic definitions, discussion of what attendees want out of class
- Post-reading: Lessig, Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, ch. 7
Week 2: Nature of Digital Documents
- Discussion leader: Joshua?
- Topics:
- basics of manufacture and distribution
- featuring codecs, The Internet, Copyright, Licensing, and DRM
- as distribution costs approach zero, what happens to production?
Week 3. Copyright of digital documents
- Discussion leader: law person?
- Topics:
- Nothing new, but harder to enforce... or is it?
- Is there any need for a public domain if I can access anything for a nickel?
- Clinton whitepaper, Berne, WIPO
- Celestial Jukebox
Week 4. Licensing of digital documents
- Discussion leader: law person? (Bob Gomulkiewicz? Stuart Sutton?)
- Topics:
- It ain't copyright, but contract law!
- The DMCA: DRM enforcement with no (legal) exceptions for the public
- Dude, where's my 200 years of fair use caselaw?
- Licenses that "guarantee your freedom to share and change" (Free
software and the Creative Commons)
THEME DAYS:
Week 5. "Can I check out this eBook?" in the library
- Discussion leader: Joshua? Guest?
- Topics:
- complicated and expensive reading devices
- potentially crippling legal problems
Week 6. Scholarly publishing
- Discussion leader:
- Topics:
- do universities already pay production costs?
- who needs pretty magazines when we've got [arxiv.org] (do the humanities)?
- Tech Transfer and others might be interested
Week 7. DRM Technology
- Discussion leader: CSE person?
- Topics:
- what exactly are "effective technological measures"?
- Is the DCMA a problem for research?
Week 8. Preservation
- Discussion leader: CSE person?
- Topics:
- will those created today be around in 100 years?
- if so, how about reading those bits as an ebook?
Week 9. Digital documents in international development
- Discussion leader: CSE person?
- Topics:
- Kahle's bookmobile, Million Book Project and others
Week 10. Accessibility
- Discussion leader: CSE person?
- Topics:
- how much access should laws mandate?
- something like NLS for the Blind and Physically Handicapped?
Past courses to mine for useful content
Floating readings
These are readings that haven't been matched to a date yet.
- Criminal Law in Cyberspace (possibly for week on criminal law)
Resources to mine for other readings
- List of resources on economic approaches to security
- The people named in this flyer will probably have useful papers
- A couple of Amitai Aviram's publications look interesting
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
How many days worth of class is this?