Framing Questions | Week 6 Sociocultural Contexts

1) What are the implications of new generations knowing that “remixing” digital work is technically illegal but choose to do it anyways? Does this downplay the importance of abiding by other laws and refraining from other activities that are illegal? If something like remixing is illegal but so many people don’t understand or agree with the logic behind that law, does this open the door to debate other laws?

2) What are some methods the advertising industry is using to accumulate information about their target audiences? And how are they tailoring messages to those audiences while remaining broad enough to engage new audiences?

3) What are the key components of a successful shared economy? Which of those key success factors can be applied to community and collaboration spaces as well?