I’ve been collecting posts, videos, etc. related to the copyright controversy in my Del.icio.us account, tagged copyright.
As a writer, English teacher, lover of film and literature, and friend of many artists, I’m very concerned about this issue (as a survey of recent posts here should indicate). However, the more I learn, the less sure I [...]

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In an earlier post, Humanities and the DY/DAN Method, I linked to Dan Meyer’s blog and his take on [...]

Paul Krugman has an op-ed piece entitled “Bits, Bands, and Books” in The New York Times today about the influence of digital content on existing business models. His focus is on “books.”
The basic argument is that, as it becomes easier to duplicate and distribute digital content, the ability to make money from that content will [...]