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   Tutorial Report on Piracy and Property

Chapter 1 and Chapter 6, Free Culture by  Lawrence Lessig

Friday 13th April 2012 Literature and Law, University of Canberra 8 minute presentation

Matthew Robinson Emerging Academic University of Canberra

Chapter Overviews
Free Culture - How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity. Chapter 1:
 * This chapter looks at the relationships between copyright and creativity, looking at the development of ...

at the development and change of copyright ... and development of copy

Main Points:
 * Point 1

Chapter 6.
 * This chapter

Main Points:
 * Point 1

Free Culture

 * What is meant by free culture?
 * Why is it important?
 * What are the benefits?
 * What arguments against free culture exist?

Essay
Question: Does copyright help or hinder education?
 * How does 'Free Culture" relate to education?
 * Open Education
 * Building on knowledge
 * Making knowledge accessible - i.e. textbooks, learning courses, etc. / The believe that the products of publically-funded academic research, teaching, and services should be freely and openly available


 * University entities
 * Creativity
 * Educating kids out of creativity


 * Psychology
 * Ego (i.e. academic)

=See Also=
 * Free Culture Website

=References=