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"In his theory, humans have been creating user-generated content since language began. He dubbed Luke’s Gospel a “blog post” of various aggregated sources, and called out Genesis, the first book in the Bible, for its inconsistencies (two creation stories, two floods), which he blamed on “transformative adaptation” of the stories as they were passed around. “Today, we are able to maximize our collaborative and creative abilities like never before,” said Fisher. “But our laws have never been more restrictive."
Copyright and punishment : CJR
Last night’s panel on “Copyright & Punishment in the Digital Age” was so smart and great. We’ll have Ken Fisher’s (mentioned above) slide presentation available here shortly for those who missed out.
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