tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570657419530288007.post2002204329744392650..comments2023-06-17T05:51:08.154-04:00Comments on The Playful Librarian: Change the Model, Change the Gamelibrarian@playhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867036183259827462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570657419530288007.post-14743411441231177242009-05-07T16:26:00.000-04:002009-05-07T16:26:00.000-04:00That was an interesting exchange between the two o...That was an interesting exchange between the two of you. The Internets may get more costly if Murdoch has his way: "Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch expects News Corporation-owned newspaper Web sites to start charging users for access within a year in a move which analysts say could radically shake-up the culture of freely available content." Will that include the Wall Street Journal’s AllThingsDigital?porpentine11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570657419530288007.post-11158073146681347862009-04-21T17:29:00.000-04:002009-04-21T17:29:00.000-04:00I've read both posts, Josh's and the Playful One's...I've read both posts, Josh's and the Playful One's, and I have to agree with the Playful One. Once an author places work in a public place, s/he gives up some control over it. That's the risk of publication. To attempt to redefine fair use to prevent a practice that some find objectionable is to risk taking away the ability to put to creative use the texts one reads in other contexts. Indeed, the ability of James Joyce's grandson to prevent academics from publishing work on Joyce's novels is a perfect illustration of the problem with the limits that have been put on fair use in the past.porpentine11noreply@blogger.com