I really enjoyed this lecture. It was informative and humorous, and the speaker was very charismatic and knowledgeable about the topic. I think his best advice was to "think about the offline equivalent". His examples including downloading music and movies, plagiarism, and facebook and myspace etiquette made this advice relevant by emphasizing "if it's against the law offline, it's against the law online".
One of my roommates in college was served one of the notices the speaker talked about regardign the RIAA a couple years ago. A representative from the technology department came in to our room to tell him that they had gotten a letter stating that he had been illegally downloading and to cease it immediately and remove the material. The representative visited again a week later to check my roommate's computer and internet connection to be sure that he had acted as he agreed. This has always made me wary of downloading anything from the internet including music, movies, and software.
Another example the speaker used that really surprised me was the case of Cameron Walker who was expelled from his university for joining a facebook group. Although he never posted anything on the facebook group's page, the college saw that he was connected to the group and therefore agreed to everything said on the page. While I don't specifically agree with this logic, I do understand that Cameron was made an example.
I think it's important to understand the consequences of online activities. Also, with the rise in technology, it makes it even easier for information to be published about you. The speaker stated that there is always a video camera in a room with you, and it's really something to consider before you do anything. Technology can be a wonderful thing, but it also has its problems.
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The Internet is one of the most useful inventions of the 20th century; however, with this invention comes the need to learn how to use it responsibly. In my opinion, the best words of advice that C.L. Lindsay offered during his presentation was "If it is illegal in the real world, then it is illegal on the Internet." His second most important piece of advice: Fair and legal are not the same thing. Words to live by each time we click on our computers.
ReplyDeleteI was glad he mentioned TurnItIn. There is definitely controversy about TurnItIn here at UIS. Many students feel that the company is making money off of work that they create. And that furthermore, a good professor should be able to tell when a student is cheating without resorting to third-party programs.
While much of what he said was common sense, one thing I learned was that you could be sued based on your IP address. That's scary.
I'm glad you enjoyed his speech and found it worth your time. I enjoy it every time I watch it!