Personal reflection on family discussions and duty assignments
The idea of stopping the sharing of creative content and information online is like stopping a moving train by standing on the tracks and waving a white handkerchief. Too many forces are in play and the stakeholder group is very large for any simple solutions to be generated. At issue is property law and intellectual property. The financial investments in the creation of music, videos, academic materials, and literature can be enormous. Obviously, copyright laws and intellectual property laws were created to protect those investments. Yet, there appears to be a wholesale disregard for property rights that extend to anything that is in digital format.
The Truman Show: Annotated Bibliography on Media & Control
Five sources focusing upon The Truman Show were located. The paper is an annotated bibliography briefly summarizing and analyzing each source. Themes in the articles include reality versus simulation, borders, geography & spatial relation, as well as surveillance, prison, and the construction of reality. The bibliography explains each work individually and connects the articles together through themes and references.