We're going to cap off this course by watching a documentary that ties together some of the themes of this course: RiP: A Remix Manifesto, by Brett Gaylor. The final must-read, which will only make sense after you've seen the film, is this critique by Laura Murray. I can't imagine that Professor Murray's critique won't elicit a response from you, and I strongly encourage you to provide that response in our class discussion forum. This is a prime opportunity to ramp up your participation level, and probably great fodder for your final commentary as well.
When I teach Digital Music by distance education I've got to tweak a few things. The course content and schedule are usually a bit different, and so are the deliverables and method of evaluation. So this post contains info for students doing my course by video conference, or a combination of video conferencing and live classes.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'
Written by Bob Dylan
Performed by Bob Dylan
Recorded on The Times They Are A Changin' (Columbia, 1964)
Is it legal to rip your CD collection onto your iPod? Seem like a silly question? It isn't. There are a few different types of shifting we'll talk about during this lesson, all of which raise the same fundamental question: how should the law respond to the commonplace practices of time, format and space shifting.
No printed casebook or edited materials exist in this field, so I've created lessons that link you directly to the key cases, scholarly literature, news reports, blog postings and other resources you'll need to learn about our subject.
There's been a lot written about the digital rights management (DRM), and for good reason. It is an extremely timely and controversial topic. New developments are happening all this time. Some pundits predict that DRM is going the way of the dodo, but I don't fully agree. We'll get your opinions during this lesson.
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