Comments on: Copyright follies redux; can we afford to treat openness as a luxury?

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:05:26 +0000

@Alec and Mike – both of your comments point to the mindset issue, which is grounded in previously dominant media, and I hope I can write the follow-up post your that your observations have gotten germinating in my mind.

Mike, I read your blog, and if there is one thing it ain’t it’s “behind” anybody – especially a Canadian dirtbag like me!

By: Mike Caulfield

Mike Caulfield — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:23:14 +0000

You know I’ve been reading you for quite a bit know (and thank you, BTW for your wonderful site).

It’s funny, but I came into this a person who thought the higher idea in educational reform was net-enabled learning. Don’t get me wrong — I was always a strong opposer of copyright — but saw that as a smaller issue, a second level thing under this huger idea of the Network.

Maybe it’s going through Kelty’s book — but I’ve started really coming to terms with the idea that openness and hackability are really ideas more important than the network, at least for the moment. Or more succinctly, they are first ideas we must posses to truly understand the network — because the network, to some extent, is how we deal with a hackable, shareable world. Take away the hackable, shareable world, and what’s left for the network to do? Mail Hallmark e-cards or something I suppose.

You need problems of sharing and openness to get people to understand the significance of the network…

Sorry, I’m probably years behind you on this…

By: Alec Couros

Alec Couros — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:23:18 +0000

I went from homeless guy to criminal. Quite the range.

Thanks for your post! I saw the piece from AP today … ridiculous, but I guess this mentality continues to be prevalent for those who do not realize the world has changed. Unfortunately, our government also appears to have been sleeping for the past 10 years or so.