Intellectual Property and Open Movements (IP&OM)

Issues and developments related to Intellectual Property (e.g. Copyright, Fair Use, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets) and Open Movements (e.g. Open Access, Open Data, Open Educational Resources (OER)), examined in the "Intellectual Property and Open Movements" and "Ethics of Data, Information, and Emerging Technologies" graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. -- Kip Currier, PhD, JD

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

How About “Downlifting” to Replace “Digital Piracy”?; Freakonomics Blog, 4/17/09

Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics Blog; How About “Downlifting” to Replace “Digital Piracy”?:

"We recently asked you to consider renaming “digital piracy” in light of recent actual piracy. The question appears to have some resonance, as it was picked up by The Guardian, The Washington Post, and others.

For my money, the best suggestion by far comes from a reader named Derek:

Downlifting. Download + shoplifting. Pretty accurate description that doesn’t imply violence. Plus there’s a little mental double-take with “down” and “lift.”"

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/how-about-downlifting-to-replace-digital-piracy/