Research Log 2:
1. How can a balance be achieved between protecting privacy and meeting the needs of national security? I think a balance is achieved by national security watching what we research. I do not care if they watch every move I make on my computer; as long as they are keeping my country safe and making sure there are no threats being made. I would rather that than no monitoring at all. I know that would not necessarily be a balance, but it would be safer for everyone.
2. How did you react to the list of challenged books (were you surprised, for example)? Do you think some books should be banned or should all books be freely available? Why? I thought the list of challenged books was interesting because I have read a few of them. I think that they should all be available for readers because it is our choice of what we want to read; nobody is forced to read a certain book. If one reads the back of a book and sees that they do not like what it is about, then they have the choice to put it down; or if you are in the middle of a book and you decide it is too sexual, or racist it is your choice to close it an never read it again.
3. How have your overall ideas about information ethics changed or not changed after completing this unit? In this unit, I found it really interesting that in the fair use of music you can use up to 30 seconds of music without going over the copyright law. That caught my attention because I know someone in a video class that used music and the teacher would not let him use more that 30 seconds worth of one song, but he could never figure out why.
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Privacy: I don't agree with you about this issue, although I certainly support your right to believe this. Further, monitoring the Internet is just one form in which privacy is challenged. What about video cameras in cities with the police watching you walk down a street? This happens in some European cities now. What if it were to come to the U.S.? Would you be okay with that?
ReplyDeleteAlso, do you want others knowing what books you read? As a point of interest, there's a library law that keeps patron records private. We never let anyone know what books a patron borrows unless it's a law enforcement agency that has secured a search warrant. So what you borrow is as private as it can be. On the Internet, with e-books, will that level of privacy be maintained or changed?
I agree with you about banned books. I think people should be free to read what they want, as well. However, this brings me back to privacy. Would that be challenged if what you read was known to others? The police? FBI?
The Fair Use video was also about the fair use permitted time limit of video clips. There are limits for both that and music. Are those clips long enough to be meaningful?