The 21st Century of Intellectually Property in the

Digital Age

The development technology has changed the way these laws work.

Bolter said that “electronic communication is increasingly the medium through which we form and maintain our affiliations (Bolter 204),” and similarly, our ideas.

Technology overlaps “fair use” of ideas with technology, blurring the once concrete laws of

copyright and plagiarism.

The intentions of these laws make sense theoretically, but the result was not cohesive to the nature of art.

Plagiarism is the use of words, art, music, etc. without acknowledgement to the original creator.

Copyright infringement is the use of others ideas without permission.

“The goal of all participants is free, cited circulation…with the larger goal of creating new ideas and arguments from the fabric

of those already existing.” (Murray 176)

“If this is a crime, we have a whole generation of criminals” –

Lawrence Lessig (RiP!)

“Attribution of authorship is the highly personal connection between author and work, but the interest that copyright

protects is the impersonal connection between owner and property” –Laurie Stearns (Murray 176)

Copyright has gotten out of control where the main goal is profit, ultimately at the public’s

expense.

“We have the right to repeat people’s words in order to hold them accountable, bring them into dialogue, or use them as a springboard.” (Murray 180)

“Just as apparently useless wetlands may be key to maintaining a healthy environment, copyright “loopholes” are microclimates that foster creativity, innovation, and democracy.” (Murray 180)

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