Saturday, May 12, 2012
Week 2 reading eBook Error
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Present or Publish 2
I would like to share my AR project with GMEA (Georgia Muisc Educator Assocation). I think this would be a perfect venue to share how effective technology can be in teaching the fundamentals of music. I will have to get on the ball because the deadline for next year is May 12.
wk 1 comment: 2
Joe's Blog
I graduated High School in 1999 and was starting my freshmen year of
college when the mp3 boom began. I had just moved out of my parents
house and moved into my first apartment with my friend Mike. We were the
type of guys who loved to be on the forefront of everything especially
the internet. My buddy Mike got a Job working for the cable company, who
at the time were rolling out lightning fast (slow by today's
comparison) cable modems. These modems were to replace the old dial-up
connection that many of us first encountered in the old AOL days of the
internet. Little did we know that this modem would open up a whole new
world to us and put us on a path to total local celebrity status. We
first entered a chat room in using a little known program called My
Internet Relay Chat or Mirc for short. Here we found a whole community
of collectors of a small music file known as an mp3. The first songs
that we downloaded were the classics like The Beastie Boys Fight for
your right (to party), or Ozzy Osborn's Crazy Train. Soon we discovered a
new program making its way around the channels known as Napster. This
was a revolution in the Person to Person, or P2P file transfer protocol
that we were using in Mirc. The only difference was that you did not
need to ask people if they had the file, here all you had to do was type
in the name in their search engine and you were shown multiple hits of
the file, and which location had the fastest connection to retrieve it.
It was an amazing concept that me and my friend Mike wished we had come
up with.
Soon we were having people come over challenging them to find the most rare songs they could think of, like Bob Marley's Guava Jelly or Slick Rick's original Ladi Dodi. With all these fiends coming over to complete their searches we amassed a large library of songs, and soon became the go to apartment for parties and music lounging sessions. Many people would ask where the music was coming from and I would reply "From my computer." No one believed me so I would always give them a tour and show them my setup and my playlist on the original mp3 computer program WinAmp. They were amazed, but many of my friends believed this was a fad and would soon go away like 8-tracks. I was so sure this was not a fad that I used the topic of mp3s and the future of music as my final persuasive argument in my public speaking class.It was a great time of my life broadening my love for music and making my first few year of college completely worth while.
Why did I start this blog off with this story? Because even though I believe an artist has the right to protect his work, I also believe that the trading of mp3's is not the nail in the coffin that record industry makes it out to be. I remember when I was about 4 or 5 years old hearing how the VCR was going to kill movies and ruin the art of cinema being seen on the big screen. The industry soon found out that the proliferation of home media not only helped the industry, but added on a whole new consumer base that they had never thought possible. I believe the same can be said for the mp3's. The proliferation of the mp3 only adds to the appreciation of music thus raising music to a new and higher standard than ever before. Before mp3's I lead a sheltered life, only buying the occasional CD for bands that the radio told me were popular. After I started downloading mp3's my musical education grew, exposing me to the rich sounds of reggae, the unique rhymes of rappers like Biggie and Tupac, and the eclectic sounds like radiohead. Mp3's forced me to broaden my horizons, listen to new bands on a whim, and go to more live shows and concerts than ever before. The mp3 was a game changer for many young people back in the early 2000's and I believe it still is for many youths today. The fact is, I spent more money on music after the mp3 age than I did before.
Sure there are those that abuse the system and take take take, but don't forget about those how give back. Today we see a plethora of musicians trying to make a mark in today's industry who may not have ever had a chance before. Take Justin Bieber (no really take him, haha), he got his start by posting videos of his talents on YouTube, a video site with its roots stemming from the mp3 sub-culture of the early 2000's. With this new medium many more artist can fill the world with their talents, or lack there of, allowing the American culture to determine who is worthy of praise and who is not. This I believe is what the recording industry is afraid of, we the people now have the power to determine who is popular, not the gigantic spin machine that we call the Recording Industry Association of America. The RIAA now in today's world seems insignificant, the power is now placed into the peoples internet. Artists now see that they can produce and market their art on their own with only a simple $1000 computer and an internet connection. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame found this out when he released his own album off the internet all on his own and asked for donations instead of a set price. It are these situations that the big corporate giants hate because there is no need for a middle man any more.
The creation of the Creative Commons is the next evolutionary step of the P2P transfer protocol, that was so famously smashed with the demise of napster, bearshare, and limewire. This new P2P system places artist right directly on the property the individuals wish to use or listen to from their own computer. By placing the option of fair use back into the hands of the creator we limit the corporate stranglehold our ideas and though have been suffocating from for so long. Creative commons is a breath of fresh air for the little man who normal stands beneath the shadows of the corporate giants.
Joe,
Great post. I am a true music lover I find pleasure in every genre. I agree the Internet enhanced my musical taste by allowing me to hear more artist before buying the album. I also agree that some people take advantage and never give back. As an artist my self it is hard to download music and not compensate the creator for their intellectual property. Musical ideas have been recycled for hundreds of years now but the new laws pose a huge hurtle for this cycle of recycling musical ideas and motifs. Before the sampling era musicians would draw influence from other artist and recreate that sound to fit the idea floating in their head. Now sampling takes the exact idea and reuses it to create a new sound. I think there should be a standard rate to sample or reuse some ones material and if the new creations sales a certain amount then a lager portion should be given to the original artist. I know that wont stop the illegal use of creative ideas but it might start building a bridge.
Wk 1 Reading: We Can Copy, Right?
Soon we were having people come over challenging them to find the most rare songs they could think of, like Bob Marley's Guava Jelly or Slick Rick's original Ladi Dodi. With all these fiends coming over to complete their searches we amassed a large library of songs, and soon became the go to apartment for parties and music lounging sessions. Many people would ask where the music was coming from and I would reply "From my computer." No one believed me so I would always give them a tour and show them my setup and my playlist on the original mp3 computer program WinAmp. They were amazed, but many of my friends believed this was a fad and would soon go away like 8-tracks. I was so sure this was not a fad that I used the topic of mp3s and the future of music as my final persuasive argument in my public speaking class.It was a great time of my life broadening my love for music and making my first few year of college completely worth while.
Why did I start this blog off with this story? Because even though I believe an artist has the right to protect his work, I also believe that the trading of mp3's is not the nail in the coffin that record industry makes it out to be. I remember when I was about 4 or 5 years old hearing how the VCR was going to kill movies and ruin the art of cinema being seen on the big screen. The industry soon found out that the proliferation of home media not only helped the industry, but added on a whole new consumer base that they had never thought possible. I believe the same can be said for the mp3's. The proliferation of the mp3 only adds to the appreciation of music thus raising music to a new and higher standard than ever before. Before mp3's I lead a sheltered life, only buying the occasional CD for bands that the radio told me were popular. After I started downloading mp3's my musical education grew, exposing me to the rich sounds of reggae, the unique rhymes of rappers like Biggie and Tupac, and the eclectic sounds like radiohead. Mp3's forced me to broaden my horizons, listen to new bands on a whim, and go to more live shows and concerts than ever before. The mp3 was a game changer for many young people back in the early 2000's and I believe it still is for many youths today. The fact is, I spent more money on music after the mp3 age than I did before.
Sure there are those that abuse the system and take take take, but don't forget about those how give back. Today we see a plethora of musicians trying to make a mark in today's industry who may not have ever had a chance before. Take Justin Bieber (no really take him, haha), he got his start by posting videos of his talents on YouTube, a video site with its roots stemming from the mp3 sub-culture of the early 2000's. With this new medium many more artist can fill the world with their talents, or lack there of, allowing the American culture to determine who is worthy of praise and who is not. This I believe is what the recording industry is afraid of, we the people now have the power to determine who is popular, not the gigantic spin machine that we call the Recording Industry Association of America. The RIAA now in today's world seems insignificant, the power is now placed into the peoples internet. Artists now see that they can produce and market their art on their own with only a simple $1000 computer and an internet connection. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame found this out when he released his own album off the internet all on his own and asked for donations instead of a set price. It are these situations that the big corporate giants hate because there is no need for a middle man any more.
The creation of the Creative Commons is the next evolutionary step of the P2P transfer protocol, that was so famously smashed with the demise of napster, bearshare, and limewire. This new P2P system places artist right directly on the property the individuals wish to use or listen to from their own computer. By placing the option of fair use back into the hands of the creator we limit the corporate stranglehold our ideas and though have been suffocating from for so long. Creative commons is a breath of fresh air for the little man who normal stands beneath the shadows of the corporate giants.
Joe,
Great post. I am a true music lover I find pleasure in every genre. I agree the Internet enhanced my musical taste by allowing me to hear more artist before buying the album. I also agree that some people take advantage and never give back. As an artist my self it is hard to download music and not compensate the creator for their intellectual property. Musical ideas have been recycled for hundreds of years now but the new laws pose a huge hurtle for this cycle of recycling musical ideas and motifs. Before the sampling era musicians would draw influence from other artist and recreate that sound to fit the idea floating in their head. Now sampling takes the exact idea and reuses it to create a new sound. I think there should be a standard rate to sample or reuse some ones material and if the new creations sales a certain amount then a lager portion should be given to the original artist. I know that wont stop the illegal use of creative ideas but it might start building a bridge.
wk 1 comment: Mary Wilson
Mary's blog
week 1 to publish or present
my first choice of conferences to present at would be the florida educational technology conference, although i know this is a huge conference it is one that is very close to home and addresses my peers in florida. i would love to be part of the change in the educational system in florida and i see this conference as a way to do that.
fetc is accepting applications through may 31st so i need to come up with something amazing. fast.
Mary,
I can not believe we are now in month 11. It seems team Quizknows has been through so much.I think you would be a great presenter at the FETC conference. You are very knowledgeable about you protect and Edmodo in general. If you need help with music for your presentation do not hesitate to ask.I hope you make the registration deadline. I look forward to your presentation.
publish or present
I have always been a performer all of my life. I remember when I was a young child my family had me dancing, singing and speaking in front of our church. So for me there is no question I choose to present my AR project.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Copyright issues wk1
I am a singer song writer so this is a very interesting topic for me. I did not know that the length of a copyright was 70 years. I do see where this can provide a problem with the current state of technology. A common practice in pop music is sampling. In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song or piece. I was operating under some of the myths that were dispelled in the videos that Dr. Bustillos dispelled in his videos. This information leads me to want to dispel another copyright myth that is common among musicians. I have heard that if you mail a copy of your creation to yourself that is just as good as copy writing. I will have to research and see if this is true.
Learning that fair use is a defenses stances for those in teaching communities along with reports just to name a few was eye opening. In the future I will think twice about about fair use defense. I will work with in the lines of the law and just ask for permission.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Play Practice
Hello Young Thespians,
We are in the middle of putting on our spring production. I hope that you are engaged in your character and you are ready for the bright light. On this blog I would like you to let me know how practice is going for you. Lets work to make this the best production we can.
Break A Leg
Mr. W.
We are in the middle of putting on our spring production. I hope that you are engaged in your character and you are ready for the bright light. On this blog I would like you to let me know how practice is going for you. Lets work to make this the best production we can.
Break A Leg
Mr. W.
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