DMS 417/516: Homework #3
DUE: 9 May or anytime before then
(note that the last class is April 28)
Research a topic, related to the course, in detail.
Write a paper (5+ pages) discussing what you've researched, and arguing
a position (pro or con)
OR
create something - video, web-site, game, comic book, etc - based on the topic.
You must also give a short (~ 20 minute) presentation in class about
your paper or project. The presentation dates have been assigned
randomly. As the presentations come before the final due date, they
should be about the state of your work in progress.
Presentation schedule:
| Apr 12 | Matthew Garite |
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| Apr 12 | Steffan Delpiano |
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| Apr 14 | Michael Collis |
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| Apr 14 | Kurt Wojda |
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| Apr 19 | Gregory Tedesco |
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| Apr 19 | Lauren Keeler |
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| Apr 19 | Phillip Leung |
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| Apr 21 | Todd Lacey |
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| Apr 21 | Richard Sammons |
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| Apr 21 | Jeffrey Rzesiewicz |
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| Apr 26 | Michael Kolb |
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| Apr 26 | Ayodele Balogun |
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| Apr 26 | David Mackiewicz |
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| Apr 28 | Trevor Wills |
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| Apr 28 | Thomas Zarcone |
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| Apr 28 | Jaclyn Gerard |
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Some ideas for topics:
- Art historical review of the use of "sampling" - e.g from Dadaist collage to hip-hop to mash-ups.
- Economics of the music industry - how much is really lost to file-sharing?
How much does the average musician earn, recording for a big label -
is it possibly better to remain independent and own all your work?
- Economics of giving things away for free - e.g. open-source software companies; Baen Books free library; Prelinger Collection
- Where does copying end and transforming (derivative work) begin?
e.g. the Bridgeman v Corel case; DVDs of films - are they separate works; etc
- Ownership of science - gene patents; Public Library of Science; federally
funded research - should it be free?
- Goverment & copyright - source code for voting machines;
open vs proprietary formats for government documents; free access to
goverment work
- Digital Rights Management / copy-protection technologies
- Anti-DMCA movement
- Community-created content - wikipedia, imdb, slashdot, zed.cbc.ca, etc
- Software patents
- Scientology's use of copyright to stop critics
- "Free culture" - Creative Commons, Project Gutenberg, legaltorrents.com, Internet Archive, etc