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* [[Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction|Jan 24]]
* [[Paradigms for Studying the Internet|Jan 31]]
* [[Regulating Speech Online|Feb 7]]
* [[New Economic Models|Feb 14]]
* [[Peer Production and Collaboration |Feb 21]]
* [[Copyright in Cyberspace |Feb 28]]
* [[New and Old Media, Participation, and Information |Mar 6]]
* Mar 13 - ''No class''
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* [[Collective Action and Decision-making |Mar 20]]
* [[Internet and Democracy |Mar 27]]
* [[Control and Code: Privacy Online |Apr 3]]
* [[Internet and Democracy: The Sequel |Apr 10]]
* [[Internet Infrastructure and Regulation |Apr 17]]
* [[The Wikileaks Case |Apr 24]]
* [[Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare|May 1]]
* [[Final Project|May 8]] - ''No class''
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'''February 21'''
'''February 21'''


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* Yochai Benkler, [http://mitworld.mit.edu/play/394/ News, Information and the Wealth of Networks] (watch from 8:32 to 26:07)
* Yochai Benkler, [http://mitworld.mit.edu/play/394/ News, Information and the Wealth of Networks] (watch from 8:32 to 26:07)
* Joseph Reagle, [http://reagle.org/joseph/2010/06/reagle-nrhm-special-collab-norms.html ”Be Nice”: Wikipedia Norms for Supportive Communication]
* Joseph Reagle, [http://reagle.org/joseph/2010/06/reagle-nrhm-special-collab-norms.html ”Be Nice”: Wikipedia Norms for Supportive Communication]



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February 21

The free software movement is one example of a trend towards distributed volunteer networks of individuals collaborating on collective projects that were formerly the domain of the for-profit private sector. In this session, we explore how far such peer production can go in redefining the economic and social structures of modern society.


Assignments

Assignment 2 due

Readings

Additional Resources

Joseph Reagle's book: Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia

The following audio streams from NPR may be interesting:


Class Discussion

Links