On 4/25/06, Andy Carvin <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This situation is a classic example of what happens when a member of a
community (including a relative outsider) makes a decision that goes
against the cultural norms that community. These norms are usually
left unspoken, but active members of the community have an implicit
understanding about what's kosher behavior and what's not.
Coincidentally, over the weekend I blogged a great talk by Professor
Eric von Hippel from MIT's Sloan School. He researches the norms of
different cultures and communities, specifically regarding to how they
react to intellectual property. The bulk of his speech focused on an
amazing study he and a colleague did of A-list French chefs, and how
they react when their recipes get passed around. They have an unspoken
set of rules that allow people to use each other's recipes as long as
they're given credit for it, and they don't disseminate it to other
chefs without permission. And when chefs flagrantly copy someone
else's recipe without due credit, the community response is both swift
and harsh.
http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2006/04/how_do_french_chefs.html
I know this is kinda apples and oranges compared to this situation,
but I thought it has some similar vibes....
andy
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, robert a/k/a r
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'd like to nominate "fair" as the central theme of our times, these
> times, whether you choose to call them 2.0 or whatever.
>
> Seems we are more sensitive to fairness, I can't put my finger on
> exactly why though.
>
> Is it because the ability to maintain community has become easier due
> to the networky glue we're all high on, or is it something else?
>
> Music pricing, political shenanigans, nondisclosure of business
> relationships, fair use, first amendment rights suppression, breaching
> NC licenses, experimenting on unwitting audiences, I'm sure there's
> more but you get the gist.
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