The Open University
Cory Doctorow: Computer and Internet Regulation - Audio
Categories
Courses, Education, Technology
Number of episodes
4
Published on
2011-07-06 03:15:00
Language
English
Categories
Courses, Education, Technology
Number of episodes
4
Published on
2011-07-06 03:15:00
Language
English
What is it about computers and computer networks that makes them so much more powerful and flexible than most other technologies? And why do these qualities seem to drive regulators and vested interest groups to demand illogical regulation? In this invited seminar, Open University Visiting Senior Lecturer Cory Doctorow discusses the consequence of overzealous technology regulation in a talk entitled: A little bit pregnant: Why it's a bad idea to regulate computers the way we regulate radios, guns, uranium and other special-purpose tools.
The Open University 2011
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