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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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Hello Liam, I'm thinking about doing the "To what extent is file-sharing an expression of ‘anti-corporate rage’?" essay but I'd be more interested in changing the title slightly so it's focus is on how file-sharing has changed the way we think about music. I'm not sure if that's actually a good idea, because "reliable" sources are really hard to find (that's another thing, in a course like this, where a lot of your references will be online, how do you know what's reliable and what's not? There's a fine line on some sites between quotable information and some blogger complaining).
Would you have any tips on websites to start looking at for this topic?
(This is Michelle Russell, by the way)
That's a good point. If you stick with the title, then 'some blogger complaining' becomes evidence for the anti-corporate case. However, if you change it then you move into quite a different area where a more strictly academic approach would be required. As a general point on-line sources can be trusted if they come from a recognised academic or news media source. Wikipedia is less reliable and shouldn't normally be utilised as a key source (although it's good for finding related material). The Electric Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org/) might be a good place to start
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