You Are Not a Gadget: I promise (Framing)

1.       As Lanier points out, the Internet for a lot of people is a means to download free music, videos and more. It’s also a way for a few to make bank. The income differences between the rich and poor are steadily increasing. While we’re all interconnected media-wise, we’re still separated money-wise. Is it possible that because the Internet can reveal all our secrets to the greater public that we’ve become anal about financial secrets? If a person has a great idea, and can use the Internet to share it, why wouldn’t they?

2.       Lanier also talks about musicians and the digital economy. This raises copyright questions. The lifespan of copyright is stretched out as it is, how will it be changed in the future years? How will musicians respond?

3.       Since we are so technically dependent what would happen if we couldn’t use technology? Like Lanier says, “been fast for so long it feels slow to me”. He also mentions that finance and the use of the media are connected. What will happen if certain small power groups controlled the media flow, and limited how much information others could access? How would this affect the gap between rich/poor?

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