This theory
chapter covers the topics of digital invention, creation, and intellectual
property uses. Whenever something is posted on the internet, it can and
possibly will be shared to a very wide audience. However, where is the line
drawn between public and private spaces when it comes to the internet?
Computers are said to be that line however it’s turned into more of an overlap. For example, videos are published online with popular songs playing softly in the background
(clearly not the focus of the video itself) yet are asked by the recording
label to be removed because of copyright infringement claiming that the
uploader is trying to pass off the labels work as his/her own. This brings up
the question of the legality of the use of material and who gets to claim
ownership.
The chapter
also mentions creative ways people have found their way around an oppressive
system much like the feminist movement. Women and internet users alike are in a
constant battle to defend their work and ideas and use the rules to their
advantage in any situation. The development of modern day technology has
brought up new limitations and further research will hopefully “…help us to address the ways in which historical
practices are being remediated and rescripted in digital spaces: How women are
rewriting intellectual property; how feminists are entering into the landscape
of copyright control; and, importantly, what we can learn from their
interventions.”
-Lauren Flickinger
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