Hello world, it's me Scott and today I'm going to present to
you yet another IACT201 storyboard, something I'm calling
Computer Ethics Sock Puppet Theatre. Using my old socks I'm
going to set up a few ethical before-and-afters, and the target I
have in sight is the website Flickr and something called Creative
Commons licenses.
Case one: Andrew in Sydney posts his Australia Day outing images
to Flickr with a Creative Commons Attribution license. Barbara in
California turns it into an ad for her travel agency.
Case two: Dan and Elaine visit Paris and post photos of their
trip on Flickr. Barbara (again) turns this into an ad for her
travel agency. Oh, by the way, Dan and Elaine - brother and
sister...ewww
Case three: Fiona and Gavin, two kids who love to play in the
park. The people at fashion giant Ben A. Tonne think the
photo of them is perfect for their "Global Faces" campaign.
Good thing that photo of them on Flickr has a Creative Commons
Attribution license.
Case three continued: It's not just Ben A. Tonne that thinks
Gavin and Fiona are perfect for a campaign. Mountain Choir
Church thinks they represent the youthfulness, the energy, and
the multi-ethnicity that makes their Church great! (Too bad that
Fiona is Jewish and Gavin is
Bahá'í.)
Case four: Jackson has been reluctantly talked into dressing up
as a fairy for the costume ball. Nathan is trying to start up a few
dozen match making websites. I bet Jackson is going to be so happy
when he finds out Kimberley put those hilarious photos on Flickr
with a Creative Commons Attribution license! Hey, look, it's
Marvin, Jackson's dad!
Case four continued: Yup, Nathan makes another ad for his match
making site.
Case five: Miguel, Noah and Oscar work in a warehouse. An
overtired Oscar bumps into Miguel - with the forklift. Yeah, ow is
right. Miguel will be okay, and Noah wants to capture the moment
with his mobile phone. Funny how later on RAFE magazine gets
a hold of it for their next issue's gross out internet pictures
page. And it's perfect image for Death Metal band 3:30
Spiderkillers' new single Industrial Accident.
Case six: The boys are back in town! Does anything mix better
than beer, mobile phones and flickr? Hey sites like flickr,
facebook, myspace, they're all filled with the drunken party
photo! What's the harm if the pub the boys were at wants to use
the photos for a little advertisement? what's the harm if the
Department of Health wants to use the photos for a public service
message? What's the harm if an advocacy group wants to use the
photos to shock people and provoke debate about a serious topic?
Everyone agreed to let their photo be used for this - it's got a
Creative Commons Attribution license, right?
