Digital Syndicate

fall2010 - ART 5953/6033: Digital Tools

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Pirate Bay appeal falls on deaf ears

In another blow to online file-sharing, a Swedish appeals court upheld on Friday the copyright convictions of three of the four founders of The Pirate Bay--perhaps the world's most well-known and notorious file-sharing Web site.

Read more: 
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20023915-93.html#ixzz16Vfo4gxJ



see also:

"U.S. seizes sites linked to copyright infringement"

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20023918-93.html

Friday, November 26, 2010

5953 final portfolio

DUE by 3PM Monday, December 6
(in my box in the art office)

requirements
CD-ROM
    web – screenshots of each page of your site
    final project – digital images &/or video files
&
PRINTOUT
    minimum 8 blog entries (250 word minimum)



Thursday, November 11, 2010

please answer my poll!

please visit my blog, and answer my poll question! i'll have more up shortly!.. keep an eye out!
thanks so much!!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Monday November 8 at UIW

Presentation: The Internet is Broken. Let's fix it! Cryptographic Activism, Copyright Culture, and Disruptive Optimism.

Presentation by: Brandon Wiley



Date: Monday, November 8th, 2010
Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Place: University of Incarnate Word, Administrative Building (look for #12 on this map), AD331 (Third Floor)


Convergent Media @ UIW would like to invite you to attend The Internet and Beyond by Brandon Wiley. Brandon has first hand experience with the current social media movement and much more. His work in software development and peer to peer theory is world renowned. Be prepared to hear a truly special talk about his current projects and be ready to ask your own questions. Come and be part of the dialog!

Brandon Wiley is currently a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin in the School of Information. He is also a former ACTLab teacher as well as student. His work spans multiple disciplines and fields with his current work looking at censorship and the internet, anonymity and the internet, hardware and software digital Art, tech start ups and much more.

For more information visit his personal website at: http://blanu.net/

Here is the facebook invite:

http://www.facebook.com/event.phpeid=115368161861118&index=1

this Wednesday November 3, 7:30pm

We'll go during class on Wednesday.
Please check these out to prep for Mark Hosler's visit:



Negativland website

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