Posted on 31 August 2009 by Raizel
Harvard University recently has taken two very divergent approaches to copyright. I commend Harvard on the one hand for their open access policy, and on the other hand, I am shocked by a complete disregard for generally socially accepted standards of fair use. Last year, Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Law School, and [...]
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Posted on 19 August 2009 by keidra
So for the past few months here at The Learned Fangirl, we’d been mulling over inviting guest bloggers to join us and chime in on social media/political economy/cultural studies/fangirl issues that were important to them. We decided to ask around and rounded up a small group of friends and like-minded compatriots to share their thoughts. [...]
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Posted on 19 August 2009 by Rosepixie
After the horrible nightmare that was Loyola professor Dr. David Myers’ study in the City of Heroes online community, I started thinking about the ethical challenges that face researchers wanting to do studies using virtual environments – massively-multiplayer games, forums, social networking spaces like Facebook or Twitter, even blogs. They are very tempting environments for [...]
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Posted on 1 August 2009 by Raizel
Once again, there may be another Gidget remake — the type that stars Miley Cyrus or other starlets of her ilk in a “fun on the beach” movie. Before Gidget became shorthand for cheesy beach party movies, it was a book, based on a real surfer girl, Kathy, the daughter of the author. The original [...]
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