The SOPA and PIPA bills to regulate piracy and sharing of copyrighted materials has been shelved, stopped, suspsended. But the media companies who push for such far reaching legislation are not stopping. Until Congress adapts copyright and IP laws for this century, the ideals of SOPA and PIPA will never be dead.
Here Clay Shirky walks us through the history of these laws and begs us to never stop our vigilance.
Last January, I proposed a few new business models that could take print forward for the near term. I gave these types of print shops names like the Specialist, Localist, Technologist, Leanist, and the Entreprenuerist. All, with the possible exception of the Leanist, challenge the status quo through the effective exploitation of technology. Fast forward to…
We buy stuff from people, businesses, and brands that we like and trust, at least on some level. There is a familiarity, ritual, and comfort to the transaction. For online buying, we take the “wisdom of the crowd” approach to find reputable people and businesses to buy from. Craigslist, eBay, and Etsy could certainly not…
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