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Writing for Wikipedia or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Coding

I have a new found respect for Wikipedia contributors. For our Wikipedia Creation, I decided to fill a void in the Wiki-verse. I am an intern with the David Mathews Center for Civic Life (not that Dave Matthews), and the … Continue reading

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Taking it too far? Current Events and Links on Copyright Law

According to our reading, The Privatization of Public Knowledge, the constitutional purpose of copyrights were to “advance and diffuse knowledge”. What it has turned into is a monopoly and exclusive ownership  of intellectual property that extends longer than it was … Continue reading

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