Computer Ethics, Spr 2015

Corboy 301, Thursdays 4:15

Class 3

Week 3 Readings

  Finish reading chapter 1 and read the first three sections of chapter 4.

 




We left off last week in the middle of RIAA lawsuits



Cellist Zoë Keating is having trouble with YouTube's new terms-of service for musicians. Keating must either stop using YouTube (or at least stop getting paid), or else grant YouTube a 5-year contract for all rights.

Keating's blog: http://zoekeating.tumblr.com/post/108898194009/what-should-i-do-about-youtube
An actual transcript of YouTube's demands: http://zoekeating.tumblr.com/post/109312851929/clarity
A useful article: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/27/zoe-keating-youtube-google-music


Are you against the SOPA legislative proposal? Don't give these people a hard time: sopa.org.uk