Logie – Peers, Pirates, and Persuasion: Rhetoric in the Peer-to-Peer Debates
Logie, John. Peers, Pirates, and Persuasion : Rhetoric in the Peer-to-Peer Debates. Parlor Press, 2006. Print. Introduction: The Cat is Out of the Bag Early on L. notes that this book will consider the anti-piracy arguments of the content industry by analyzing the key terms and metaphors that underpin their claims (6). In addition, L. claims that he will “interrogate peer-to-peer enthusiasts’ various responses to these arguments,... Read More
Howard – Intellectual Properties in Multimodal, 21st Century Composition Classrooms
Howard, Tharon W. “Intellectual Properties in Multimodal, 21st Century Composition Classrooms.” Copy(Write): Intellectual Property in the Writing Classroom. Eds. Rife, Martine, Danielle Nicole DeVoss and Shaun Slattery, 2011. Print. In this piece H. challenges the commonly held belief that authors have a “natural right” to their work that supersedes all other claims on how the general public might use said... Read More
Galin – The Fair Use Battle for Scholarly Works
Galin, Jeffrey. “The Fair Use Battle for Scholarly Works.” Copy(Write): Intellectual Property in the Writing Classroom. Eds. Rife, Martine, Danielle Nicole DeVoss and Shaun Slattery, 2011. Print. G. notes an important piece by the CCCC-IP: “Use Your Fair Use: Strategies toward Action.” This article provides an overview of fair use and identifies areas where fair use comes into play in academic settings. Important Acts/Conferences... Read More
Dornsife – Is Digital the New Digital? : Pedagogical Frames of Reference and Their Implications in Theory and Practice
Dornsife, Robert. “Is Digital the New Digital? : Pedagogical Frames of Reference and Their Implications in Theory and Practice.” Copy(Write): Intellectual Property in the Writing Classroom. Eds. Rife, Martine, Danielle Nicole DeVoss and Shaun Slattery, 2011. Print. In this piece asks the question: is it ok to allow or require the analog format to exist in the composition classroom? D. also considers how notions of “copy”... Read More
Halbert – Resisting Intellectual Property Law
Halbert, Debora J. Resisting Intellectual Property Law. New York: Routledge, 2005. Print. Introduction Book Overview: Chapter 1: This chapter considers the public domain – it defines the original intent of the public domain before moving on to consider how it is “interwoven” with copyright law in order to point out how this concept serves the “public” as opposed to the “private.” By rejuvenating the... Read More
