Comments | bunn: This is well worth a read, I think.

bunn

This is well worth a read, I think.

Mar 07, 2014 15:32

http://mwf2014.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/glam-and-the-free-world/ - Cory Doctorow ( Read more... )

internet, technology, politics, museums

Comments 4

huinare March 7 2014, 20:10:30 UTC

I like that; true, and also cleverly stated.

bunn March 8 2014, 08:27:13 UTC

I'm not sure I 100% agree with all of it but there's a lot to think about there. I thought it might interest you - I'm not sure how the ethics of curation have moved since I did my long ago museums degree, but this seemed like the kind of thing we'd have discussed at length!

huinare March 9 2014, 03:55:44 UTC

My assessment was, TBH, based on the blurb you pasted; the rest of the article I've only had time to skim cursorily thus far. I'll read it with the proper attention at...some point. =D

The course I'm currently taking is more about methodology than theory and ethics, but I'm definitely interested in the ethics part.

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bunn March 8 2014, 08:21:13 UTC

I don't think there is a lot of violent porn being distributed *for free*? I'm sure there is some, but on the whole, the porn industry is pretty market-focussed.

This article is about digitised museum objects being hidden behind paywalls, and about how digital rights management systems designed for governments and rights owners could be abused by criminals. It's worth reading the whole thing.