Week 1: Blog Post #3 - Comment on Pete Episcopo's Blog Post

URL Link for my comment on Pete Episcopo's Blog Post -
http://petemonth11.blogspot.com/2012/05/week-one-copyright-issues-sessions.html?showComment=1338439684590#c9084908795621504955

http://petemonth11.blogspot.com/2012/05/week-one-copyright-issues-sessions.html?showComment=1338442265877#c5671166690064148861

 

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Pete Episcopo -
We really had some of the same "take-aways" from this week's Copyright Issues "Readings." There was so much content that it's hard to have just a few. With that being said, the "take-aways" did have a huge range. I definitely enjoyed the "Good Copy/Bad Copy" documentary. It opened my eyes to a lot of things. I really liked the part where you talked about the payouts being like hidden phone bill fees. Even though there was zero compensation to anyone, do you remember the part about the DJ Danger Mouse (The Grey Album - a mix of Jay-Z's The Black Album and The Beatles' The White Album)? I absolutely love that album, but at the time I had NO IDEA that it was so illegal. It's funny how you can be a part of a "movement" like that and you don't even really know it.

I realized that I was just a tad bit under "60 words," so here's an addition to my comment post:

I also thought it was interesting that you brought up the Russian piracy segment because I thought the segment on the Swedish piracy was really interesting. The part when the guy from Pirate Bay was speaking out for his rights and reiterating that United States jurisdiction doesn't pertain to Swedish jurisdiction was very informative. I mean, I know that copyright violations are around, but if it's not in your everyday life, you don't necessarily think outside of your life bubble. It might sound a bit ignorant of me because I don't deal with copyrighted material on a regular basis, but it never really occurred to me that copyright violations were different world-wide.

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Week 1: Blog Post #2 - Leadership post: To Publish or To Present

Week 1: Blog Post #2 - Leadership post: To Publish or To Present
After doing a bit of research about whether I want to "Publish and Article" or "Present at a Conference," I have come to the conclusion that (even though I am usually not afraid to speak to large crowds) the idea of speaking at a conference really makes me nervous.  I am usually the last one to want to hide behind the words of an article, but it's looking more and more appealing to me.  There are so many questions that run through my head:  What if my content isn't "Academic" enough?  What if I fumble my words while delivering my presentation?  What if I have too much to say for such a "short" amount of presentation time?  Will my audience relate to my content?  Which conference would I speak at?  These are just a few of my worries...

On the other hand, speaking has always come second nature to me.  If I choose to write it all down in an article, who will I reach?  Will my writing stay on a shelf collecting dust?  Will I engage the reader?  Do I have the ability or skills to create such an important piece of academia?  I know that I can take me time and write... and then re-write, but will is ever be good enough for my standards?  I would love to publish a piece of my writing.  It could be one of those things that will distinguish me from anyone else.  Not many people out there that I know can really say, "Yeah, my work has been published."  I think I just might...  *smiles*

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