For about ten years now, I have limited my caffeine intake to one soda in the morning. This is not because I’ve particularly virtuous, as anyone who knows me can attest. I used to love coffee, but in my early … Continue reading
Plus, all the Syracuse folks don’t know much about me. And it was fun to read Madeline’s. What time did you get up this morning? 4:56 Diamonds or pearls? Lots of tiny diamonds, probably. Although I’d be likely to lose … Continue reading
RUNCI: On the Fence, 1952
Thanks to the considerable skills of Ms. Lauren, this site now has a lovely splash page. The birdie is another Moe print, and I couldn’t be happier with the way the whole thing came together. Not all of the links … Continue reading
Over on the Networked Rhets blog, there’s been all kinds of discussion about blogs and genre. (My colleague Clancy also wrestled with this topic a while back.) I’ve been thinking about blog classifications a bit lately as well, since they … Continue reading
Madeline and Jen both wrote thoughtful comments on my previous post on this topic. If you go look at those before you read the rest of this, it’ll probably make more sense. I was originally going to respond in the … Continue reading
(Still more test prep.) A forthcoming article suggests that authorship is a form of “branding,” much like trademarks. In other words, authors need protection because they invest more than just “originality” in their works. Authorship is about creating an image�much … Continue reading
(More test prep.) Can open source models serve as viable substitutes for copyright’s goals? I’m assuming that we’re using “open source” to refer to specifically to non-proprietary source code models. And I’m also assuming that we accept that copyright’s goals … Continue reading
(Still working on test prep.) What major changes to copyright’s basic structure would you recommend and why? As an academic who studies the commons and who watches countless colleagues wrestle with copyright issues, I’m most concerned with orphaned works. This … Continue reading
(I’m working through a set of preparatory questions as I ready myself for an oral exam on Friday.) What are the major functions of copyright law and in what way have new technologies transformed those functions? Copyright�s original primary functions … Continue reading
Welcome to Thinkery, est. 2003. At the moment, I'm an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at Syracuse University. I'm interested in new media, historical conceptions of authorship, and human/machine agency. I write about all of that elsewhere, mostly, and keep this space for other areas of investigation about the world: namely, cooking, gardening, and travel.
