Saturday, February 23, 2008

Review Of Chapter 1

  • How does copyright impede creativity?

copy rights impede the creativity in the sense that it bounds the production of mind capabilities in positive and innovative way.it repels the individuals to rely on their individual capabilities.

  • What 'blindness' is Lessig talking about on page 6?
it is about the striving for property.
  • Two types of constraints - technical and legal - hamper innovation . What actual constraints does Lessig mention in the text?

He is talking about "technical and legal".

  • Why are costs of production falling?

The cost of production is falling because of new innovations in technology.for example it happens sometimes that newly innovated things tend the consumer to leave the "OLD "thing behind.

  • What, according to Lessig, does the word 'consumer' signify? Do you think that blog writers, digital artists and music mixers are strictly consumers of Internet services? Why or why not?

The consumers are the people who uses the technology, in fact creativity and in other words become a part of creative process.

  • How does 'socialism' differ with 'capitalism' in the regulation of resources [p12]

Socialism is the power which is guided by the community,the control is ensured by the community itself.On the other hand socialism mean the manging power for different tasks are some individuals not the whole community.

  • What defines 'free resource' in a society?

A resource is said to be free when one can use it without the anyone's permission.

  • How is resource production different from resource access?


Resource production means to create or produce anything which is required by people where resource access is to utilize that things.

  • What might be the disadvantage of forcing all resources to be free?

Control produces more and more creativity and inovative power,without that one may not rely on its mental power.

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