I want my money! (Pearl in "The Landlord"
I do not see anything wrong with technologies like cell phone cameras and YouTube documentation of events. I think that if people have the time to browse the internet for these types of things, then more power to them. On the other hand, I do not think it is fair for something private to be published to the web without some type of approval from the people that might be in it. But, this brings us back to the copyright issues on the internet. An anonymous person could post an image or video and pretty much be breaking some type of law, but not even know it. Grossman says, “But that's what makes all this interesting. Web 2.0 is a massive social experiment, and like any experiment worth trying, it could fail.� There might be a breaking point, an instance, somebody going over the edge of breaching privacy rights or copyright laws and the internet could fail. I do not know how, but that is the nature of the beast. Everyday the internet is evolving, both in its usage and content, so we cannot possibly predict what will happen as a result of this “experiment..�
As for the lonelygirl portion, I am intrigued! After watching the interview with the two producers, I thought to myself, “What a great idea!� I think it is just another way the internet has changed how easy it is to publish what you create—at a very low cost. It really delivers what people want to see, and immediate feedback is given.
The taser case did not seem that relevant or interesting to me, but I do think what happened at Virginia Tech (the cell phone video where shots can be heard) is very disturbing but also very interesting. I guess I do not know where I stand on the issue of taking a video of an event without people knowing. It really does seem wrong, but at the same time, people should know that someone could be doing it!
My video has less to do with technology and more to do with how the internet can carry out comedy skits never thought possible or that don’t have a place on TV or a movie. This skit has Will Ferrell in it, yet it really focuses on the little girl (the daughter of the other man in the video) and her young talent. I think that it is pretty sad that they get her to swear, but it may just be a sign of the times. Additionally, I just think it is a plain old funny video! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVcjPuVnbFU
Comments
You point about breaking the law is a very good one. A cell-phone video may be perceived as a mini-documentary. If traced back to you and accidentally slandered McDonalds, beware!
Posted by: Dale | April 19, 2007 07:33 PM
I agree with you that if people want to post incidents like the one from UCLA, then that's a good thing. The reason why I think it's good is because it sreads news and lets people see for themselves what really happened. I also think that in cases where it's something like "candid camera" or another situation that could embarrass someone, permission is needed. However, if an accident or incident like the one in UCLA, then it's merely news. News is meant to be spread onto others.
Posted by: Natalya Goncharova | April 22, 2007 06:16 PM
I agree with you that I don't see anything wrong with YouTube or camera phones either. I think it's the sign of the times and that when a new technology is introduced in society then society will use that and exploit it, for good and bad.
I also agree with you that some kind of ok from who is in a video should obtain approval. This could be hard but if there was a way to do this easily that would be better for everyone.
Posted by: Harpal (Paul) Thind | April 22, 2007 10:57 PM