{"id":1225,"date":"2015-04-30T19:13:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T19:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tamaramanton.wordpress.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2015-04-30T19:13:35","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T19:13:35","slug":"whos-the-dinosaur-in-the-room-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008-2015\/2015\/04\/30\/whos-the-dinosaur-in-the-room-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s The Dinosaur In The Room?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week I\u2019m using PowToon and ScoopIt to present my thoughts, backed up with some old-fashioned text.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='656' height='399' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x7UdipDDz3Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/open-access-and-new-business-models\">http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/open-access-and-new-business-models<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Open Access ethos equates to making material publicly\u00a0available, so that it can be freely read and used. As highlighted last semester by <a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/gvwefbxr8ppf\/open-access-for-all\/?utm_campaign=share&amp;utm_medium=copy\" >Lucy Hewson<\/a>,\u00a0in the case of academic papers this enables academia and industry to use and build on such publications. However, as there are reduced controls on these dissemination routes, it can result in poor peer review and hence there may be an accompanying reduction in the quality of published work. Further, in the case of science and engineering, the funding body &#8211; a country or a business \u2013 will want to see an economic return on their investment. Here, the cost of turning a University\u2019s idea into a product is generally so high that the investment will only take place if the core idea has been kept secret or patented.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/fileadmin\/MULTIMEDIA\/HQ\/CLT\/diversity\/pdf\/WAPO\/ABC_Copyright_en.pdf\" >As Unesco note<\/a>, the conflict between publication and secrecy is reflected in the system of Intellectual Property, which seeks to balance the needs of the author\/inventor and the needs of society.<\/p>\n<p>So, does the system of intellectual property rights match today\u2019s need? Patents protect inventions for up to 20 years and can cost \u00a3100,000 pounds. In contrast, copyright which protects music, costs nothing and lasts 70 years after author dies. Unsurprisingly, many regard current system as flawed, including the European Commissioner for Telecom and Media, Viviane Reding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='656' height='399' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u-rE1KuhZQc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Indeed, it could be argued that internet piracy is a natural response to unfair legislation that has led to the accumulation of massive wealth by pop-stars, footballers, and alike. But as Viviane Reding highlights, we not only need changes to intellectual property legislation, but also the business models used to generate money from people\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perhaps music should be made freely available online and revenue sought from radio plays, product endorsements, concerts and alike; Ed Sheeran seems to reflect this view, as shown in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2014\/sep\/30\/ed-sheeran-spotify-streaming\" >this Guardian article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Similarly, as highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/mistmanx.wordpress.com\/\" >Calum Burgess<\/a> last semester, the online game League of Legends is free to use, but generates income by selling optional clothes and alike for the online characters to wear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, for me, science and engineering need secrecy and intellectual property rights; otherwise companies will not invest. But the creative sector, the arts, media and social sciences need to embrace Open Access and develop new mechanisms to benefit from their work \u2013 this may mean pop-stars have to accept a reduction in income, but I don\u2019t see them giving up their careers because they are destined to be very-rich rather than mega-rich.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>References<\/p>\n<p>Australian Open Access Support Group, <em>Benefits of Open Access,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aoasg.org.au\/\">http:\/\/aoasg.org.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Calum Burgess, Spotify, <em>USOSM2033: Living and Working on the Web,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mistmanx.wordpress.com\/\">https:\/\/mistmanx.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Willetts, <em>Open, free access to academic research?,<\/em> The Guardian, 1<sup>st<\/sup> May 2012.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2012\/may\/01\/open-free-access-academic-research\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2012\/may\/01\/open-free-access-academic-research<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Y. Choia and Arturo Perezb, <em>Online piracy, innovation, and legitimate business models,<\/em> Technovation 27, pp. 168\u2013178,<\/p>\n<p>John Paul Titlow, <em>Why 3D Printing Will Be The Next Big Copyright Fight,<\/em> Readwrite, 2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/readwrite.com\/2013\/02\/20\/3d-printing-will-be-the-next-big-copyright-fight\">http:\/\/readwrite.com\/2013\/02\/20\/3d-printing-will-be-the-next-big-copyright-fight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucy Hewson, Open Access for all, <em>USOSM2033: Living and Working on the Web.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/gvwefbxr8ppf\/open-access-for-all\/?utm_campaign=share&amp;utm_medium=copy\">https:\/\/prezi.com\/gvwefbxr8ppf\/open-access-for-all\/?utm_campaign=share&amp;utm_medium=copy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stuart Dredge, <em>Ed Sheeran talks Spotify royalties: I\u2019m in the music industry to play live,<\/em> The Guardian, 30<sup>th<\/sup> September 2014<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2014\/sep\/30\/ed-sheeran-spotify-streaming\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2014\/sep\/30\/ed-sheeran-spotify-streaming<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, <em>The ABC of Copyright,<\/em> 2010<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/fileadmin\/MULTIMEDIA\/HQ\/CLT\/diversity\/pdf\/WAPO\/ABC_Copyright_en.pdf\">http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/fileadmin\/MULTIMEDIA\/HQ\/CLT\/diversity\/pdf\/WAPO\/ABC_Copyright_en.pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Viviane Reding, <em>Internet Piracy is a \u201cWake-up Call\u2019 for Policy Makers,<\/em> YouTube video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u-rE1KuhZQc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u-rE1KuhZQc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/tamaramanton.wordpress.com\/123\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/tamaramanton.wordpress.com\/123\/\" \/><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.wp.com\/b.gif?host=tamaramanton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=84549585&#038;%23038;post=123&#038;%23038;subd=tamaramanton&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I&rsquo;m using PowToon and ScoopIt to present my thoughts, backed up with some old-fashioned text. http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/open-access-and-new-business-models The Open Access ethos equates to making material publicly&nbsp;available, so that it can be freely read and used. 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