From M/Cyclopedia of New Media
Contents
- 1 ABOUT ME
- 2 Annotated Bibliography
- 2.1 New Media: Law & Policy
- 2.1.1 Recording Industry Association of America. (2003) Retrieved August 10, 2004, http://www.riaa.com/
- 2.1.2 Convergence Centre (2004) Retrieved August 5, 2004, http://www.internetgovernance.org/
- 2.1.3 MediaChannel (2004) Retrieved August 8, 2004, http://www.mediachannel.org/
- 2.1.4 Collins, R. and Murroni, C. (1996) New Media, New Policies, Cambridge: Polity Press, ISBN 0745617859.
- 2.1.5 Godwin, M. (1998) Cyber Rights Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age, New York: Times Books, ISBN 0812928342.
- 2.1.6 Lawrence, J.S. and Timberg, B. (ed.) (1989) Fair Use and Free Inquiry: Copyright Law and the New Media, Norwood: Ablex Publishing Corporation, ISBN 0893914843.
- 2.1.7 Parthenios, A. (2001, Nov. 5) “Law Enforcement Snares Voice-Over-IP Carriers,� Telephony, retrieved August 7, 2004, from http://telephonyonline.com/ar/telecom_law_enforcement_snares/
- 2.1.8 O’Grady, D. (2004, Jul. 3) “Shot against Murdoch in Italian TV,� The Sydney Morning Herald, retrieved August 7, 2004, from http://global.factiva.com.gateway.library.qut.edu.au/en/eSrch/ss_hl.asp
- 2.1.9 Primack, D. (2004) “Hummer Winblad Still on Hook for Napster,� Private Equity Week, vol.11, no.28, retrieved August 7, 2004, from http://search.epnet.com.gateway.library.qut.edu.au/direct.asp?an=13855592&db=bsh
- 3 Useful Links
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ABOUT ME
My Name
Weena Tan
My Birthday
21 January, 1985
My Education
I am in my second year student here at QUT, completing a double degree in Bachelor of Business (International Business/Marketing) and Creative Industries (Media and Communication).
My Contact
Email Me
My Blog
This is a blog I created in semester 1, 2004 as part of an assessment for Virtual Cultures and as I have passed that unit, I will no longer be updating it. Introducing...Weena's Virtual World
My Peers
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Weena Tan 13:33, 26 Jul 2004 (EST)
Annotated Bibliography
New Media: Law & Policy
Recording Industry Association of America. (2003) Retrieved August 10, 2004, http://www.riaa.com/
- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade group representing the U.S. recording industry. The group works to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists through monitoring and reviewing state and federal laws, policies and regulations. In addition, they conduct consumer industry and technical research. All of which are aimed at supporting and promoting its members’ creative and financial vitality through fostering an adequate business and legal environment. This website’s content addresses issues in relation to music and the internet, including online piracy and anti-piracy, freedom of speech, copyright, audio technologies, licensing and royalties. These issues are discussed through a variety of approaches, from the latest industry news through to legal cases and key statistics from RIAA’s own research. Furthermore, this website provides a glossary of terms that provides a description of a number of significant global organisations, for example the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). This glossary also consists of definitions to key terms used throughout this website, which are also those used when discussing issues in relation to law and policy in new media. Consequently, this website is valuable to gain an insight into the basics of copyright and other legal issues in new media, but more specifically music on the internet. Moreover, the RIAA’s website is also a reliable source to keep current on the latest news in the industry in relation to new media.
Weena Tan 23:34, 12 Aug 2004 (EST)
- The Convergence Centre is a joint effort of the Syracuse University School of Information Studies and the Newhouse School of Public Communications. The centre’s work is significant as it engages students and faculty in the process of understanding and shaping the future of digital media, which supports research on and experimentation with media convergence. This website features a description of past and present projects, research reports and publications, articles as well as a discussion forum. Its content addresses current issues relating to new media, especially in regards to internet governance. Hence, this website features recent papers and articles discussing public policy issues. Furthermore, the organisation’s latest project is called the ‘Internet Governance Project’, which conducts research on and publishing analysis of internet governance. Of which, some of this work is intended to contribute to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) as well as the United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance. For that reason, this website is beneficial to further understanding the future of digital media and media convergence. In addition, the organisation’s work is credible as it is used by prominent global organisations, such as the United Nations.
Weena Tan 23:34, 12 Aug 2004 (EST)
- MediaChannel is the first non-profit, public interest media and democracy website on the World Wide Web. Produced by Globalvision New Media, it is a project of The Global Centre and OneWorld. This organisation is dedicated to global issues concerning political, cultural and social impacts of media. Its mission is to provide information and diverse perspectives on current issues effecting media. Hence, the website features criticisms, breaking news, reports and commentary from hundreds of organisations and publications worldwide. However, MediaChannel has a number of planned sub-sites, one being the ‘Policy Centre’. The ‘Policy Centre’ offers material on media policy research and reform as well as articles on media policy and law from their network of more than 80 organisations working worldwide on policy issues. Furthermore, it offers a policy forum in which visitors can participate in discussions with others in their area and around the globe. Consequently, this website will be valuable to keep up to date with global issues concerning all aspects of new media, but more significantly to the current law and policy impinging on new media worldwide.
Weena Tan 23:34, 12 Aug 2004 (EST)
Collins, R. and Murroni, C. (1996) New Media, New Policies, Cambridge: Polity Press, ISBN 0745617859.
- New Media, New Policies, discusses various aspects of media and communication, especially those in relation to new media policies. Collins and Murroni explored aspects concerning infrastructure for wired and wireless communication, the influences ownership has on media content, regulatory and technological convergence and the government’s ability to influence media. In addition, this book examines the audio-visual industry, with the use of BBC to analyse government intervention within the industry. In the last chapter, the authors argued that public policy goals for media and communication can only be achieved through fundamental reform of regulation. New Media, New Policies is an informative exploration into new media policies as Collins and Murroni provides arguments concerning both sides on the orthodox views of media and communication policies. For instance, the authors acknowledge the achievements of liberalism, advocating an expansion of competition in some contexts of media and communication. While on the other hand, they also argue that because most markets often fail, regulation on media and communication is needed for effective competition in order to protect citizens and consumers by ensuring access to essential services are affordable. Hence, this book is valuable to gain a better understanding into the policies of new media, because it not only explores various important aspects shaping the media and communication industry, but provides discussion on both sides of the authors’ arguments.
Weena Tan 23:34, 12 Aug 2004 (EST)
Godwin, M. (1998) Cyber Rights Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age, New York: Times Books, ISBN 0812928342.
- Mike Godwin uses his experience and expertise as a lawyer to explain the many issues affecting internet as a source of new media. Particular emphasis is placed on how the law and the Constitution applies, fears about new social consequences brought about by the internet and finally how to safeguard intellectual property and the freedom of speech online. This was evident in Chapter 7, ‘The Battle Over Copyright On The Net’, features a short history of copyright. He also goes into a discussion about copyright on the internet today. Throughout the chapter, Godwin uses various American copyright law court cases to support his arguments, which also explains a number of American statutory laws that have played an increasingly important role regarding copyright issues in the past, as well as the problems raised by the Communications Decency Act. He further develops his arguments by linking it to intellectual property infringements in order to assist users on the World Wide Web. This is by offering practical guidelines to follow - ‘A Good Citizen’s Guide to Copyright on the Web’. Furthermore, Godwin provides new insight into the Church of Scientology’s exploration into the uses of copyright infringements and trade secret laws to silence its critics. Thus, Godwin’s book on cyber rights is beneficial in exploring copyright laws in America, including its amendments, as well as copyright issues on the internet and other intellectual property infringements which can be applied to the World Wide Web.
Weena Tan 23:34, 12 Aug 2004 (EST)
Lawrence, J.S. and Timberg, B. (ed.) (1989) Fair Use and Free Inquiry: Copyright Law and the New Media, Norwood: Ablex Publishing Corporation, ISBN 0893914843.
- This book comprises of a collection of essays written by various academics and lawyers on the subject of copyright law and scholarship. The writings, addressed issues of copyright law in relation to traditional media, as well as the challenges affecting copyright law regarding new media. In addition, a number of the essays documented on aspects of statutory law, constitutional law and the rights of scholarship impinging on the media, which consequently explores the significant trends in legal and social issues associated with fair use. This collection of writings also includes an essay featuring a number of fair use court decisions of the 1980s. As a result of the book being published in 1989, many of the laws and policies discussed as well as the writers’ arguments have become redundant. However, the book presents an understanding of the history of copyright law and new media, emphasising the intertwined relationships between law and policy and the ever evolving forms of new media. Therefore, illustrating the need for continued discussion on new media law and policy issues, such as copyright and fair use.
Weena Tan 23:34, 12 Aug 2004 (EST)
Parthenios, A. (2001, Nov. 5) “Law Enforcement Snares Voice-Over-IP Carriers,� Telephony, retrieved August 7, 2004, from http://telephonyonline.com/ar/telecom_law_enforcement_snares/
- This article provides a comprehensive discussion into legislation dealing with wiretapping for Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) providers in America. Due to the wake of recent terrorist attacks, the need to pass new legislation dealing specifically with VoIP providers or amendments to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA), became crucial in order to assist law enforcement authorities against future attacks. This article mentions arguments from the telecom industry about privacy issues, compliance issues and associated costs as a result of wiretapping the nation’s communications network. Furthermore, it details the technological difficulties that federal authorities will face while trying to apply CALEA to VoIP. In addition the article identifies various solutions that are available that replicate a VoIP signal for the local loop that tap into VoIP networks. This article provides an example on how key global current affairs, such as September 11 and the Bali bombings, impact the future of new media and the issues that arise from the effects of initiating new laws or amendments to current laws. However, it is important to note that Parthenios has written this article in a manner, whereby it is assumed readers are knowledgeable on the workings of VoIP.
Weena Tan 23:34, 12 Aug 2004 (EST)
- This article discusses the terrestrial digital (TD) rights gained by the current Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset to transmit matches of the three biggest Italian soccer clubs over Rupert Murdoch’s satellite Sky TV. It further describes the effects and implications of this action on future broadcasts of soccer matches in Italy. More significantly this article introduces a new media law passed by the Italian government, which is planning to phase out analog television by replacing it with digital by 2007. Although this article focuses on the broadcast of soccer matches in Italy, it nonetheless highlights the future direction of television viewing in developed countries is heading. This is one example on the future of new media technology, specifically digital technology and how new or amended laws, policies and regulations are shaping new media into our daily lives.
Weena Tan 23:34, 12 Aug 2004 (EST)
Primack, D. (2004) “Hummer Winblad Still on Hook for Napster,� Private Equity Week, vol.11, no.28, retrieved August 7, 2004, from http://search.epnet.com.gateway.library.qut.edu.au/direct.asp?an=13855592&db=bsh
- Primack’s article concerns copyright infringement claims brought by Universal Music Group (UMG) against Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, as it relates to Humber Winblad’s, May 2000, $13.5 million investment in Napster Inc. As a result, this case is connected to the highly publicised copyright infringement lawsuit against Napster Inc. by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The article features a case history, which introduces the parties involved, and details of the legal action taking place as well as details about the Napster case. However, more significantly, the article illustrates legal dilemmas associated to online file sharing, specifically copyright laws and intellectual property infringements. The Napster case and this recent UMG case are prime examples of the complication that exists in regards to the current situation of law and policy in new media technologies, particularly that of media convergence.
Weena Tan 23:34, 12 Aug 2004 (EST)
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