The Revolutionary Influence of Low Enlightenment: Weakening Copyright in Developing Countries to Improve Respect for Human Rights and the Rule of Law

Diverse groups have banded together to critique current intellectual property laws under the Access to Knowledge movement. The Geneva Declaration on the Future of the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Access to Knowledge Treaty, and the Adelphi Charter on Creativity, Innovation and Intellectual Property call for an end to further growth in intellectual property protection and demand that the World Intellectual Property Organization be more cognizant of the needs of developing countries in terms of expanding access to textbooks and other educational materials. However, the movement has yet to appreciate the value of significantly weakening copyright law in developing countries so as to maximize the flow of developed country artwork and media into developing countries. This position has been fully grasped in patent law with the calls for wider distribution of lifesaving drugs, yet the need is arguably as great with copyright; for freely accessible artwork, unlike freely distributed drugs, has the ability over the long term to alter how individuals think about human rights, freedom, the rule of law, democracy, and equality and hence to improve how countries fundamentally operate

A Commons Exchange: Aiding the Commons through Facilitating Website and Digital Art Adoption

Much cultural commentary focuses on the problem that private or potentially embarrassing information on the Internet seems to live forever. But recently a new anxiety has developed, based on the fact that parts of the Internet simply die off. Ultimately all digital cultural creation that is not hosted by an established institution, and even much institutional material, will stagnate or be lost if possession of such work is not passed on to an enthusiastic new owner. Ventures like Internet Archive attempt to preserve the remains of the Internet gone by, but there is no entity that seeks to breathe new life into websites that would otherwise disappear, by helping to transition their ownership. A legal and technological mechanism is needed to maneuver around the intellectual property rights regime that hinders the free flow and evolution of artwork. This paper proposes a new idea to bolster the commons and increase the dissemination of cultural creation: a commons exchange that facilitates contacts between those who are looking to hand off a project and those who are willing to take one up, so artists and website owners can protect and carry on the legacies of established works. In essence, the Internet needs an adoption agency for digital cultural creation

Role of IAC in large space systems thermal analysis

Computer analysis programs to evaluate critical coupling effects that can significantly influence spacecraft system performance are described. These coupling effects arise from the varied parameters of the spacecraft systems, environments, and forcing functions associated with disciplines such as thermal, structures, and controls. Adverse effects can be expected to significantly impact system design aspects such as structural integrity, controllability, and mission performance. One such needed design analysis capability is a software system that can integrate individual discipline computer codes into a highly user-oriented/interactive-graphics-based analysis capability. The integrated analysis capability (IAC) system can be viewed as: a core framework system which serves as an integrating base whereby users can readily add desired analysis modules and as a self-contained interdisciplinary system analysis capability having a specific set of fully integrated multidisciplinary analysis programs that deal with the coupling of thermal, structures, controls, antenna radiation performance, and instrument optical performance disciplines

Važnost čitanja i pripovijedanja u radu s djecom rane i predškolske dobi iz perspektive odgajatelja

Temeljni cilj rada je prikazati ulogu i važnost čitanja i pripovijedanja djeci od najranije dobi te istražiti na koji način i kada čitanje i pripovijedanje odgajatelji primjenjuju u svom svakodnevnom radu. Na samom početku se definira čitanje te njegovi aspekti i svrha. Posebna je pažnja usmjerena na tri vrste dječje književnosti koje su najprisutnije u radu s djecom rane i predškolske dobi, a to su slikovnica, bajka i priča. Također, izneseni su glavni zaključci provedenog istraživanja kojemu je bio cilj ispitati mišljenje odgajatelja o važnosti čitanja i pripovijedanja djeci od najranije dobi. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da odgajatelji shvaćaju važnost čitanja i pripovijedanja djeci od najranije dobi te da svakodnevno provode aktivnosti vezane za čitanje i pripovijedanje. Osim toga, odgajatelji su istaknuli kako djeca iznimno uživaju, pozitivno reagiraju te vrlo često sama iniciraju aktivnosti čitanja.The basic aim of the paper is to establish the importance of reading and narrating to children from the earliest age and to discover how and when preschool teachers apply reading and narrating in their everyday work. At the very beginning the reading is defined as well as its aspects and purpose. Particular attention is focused on three types of children's literature that are most prominent to working with children of early and preschool age, such as picture books, fairy tales and stories. In addition, the research was conducted and its goal was to examine preschool teacher’s opinion about the importance of the reading and narrating to children from the earliest age. The results of the research shown that preschool teachers understand the importance of the reading and narrating to children from the earliest age and they do activities that include reading and narrating daily. Furthermore, preschool teachers pointed out that children enjoy, react positively and very often initiate reading activities

Važnost čitanja i pripovijedanja u radu s djecom rane i predškolske dobi iz perspektive odgajatelja

Temeljni cilj rada je prikazati ulogu i važnost čitanja i pripovijedanja djeci od najranije dobi te istražiti na koji način i kada čitanje i pripovijedanje odgajatelji primjenjuju u svom svakodnevnom radu. Na samom početku se definira čitanje te njegovi aspekti i svrha. Posebna je pažnja usmjerena na tri vrste dječje književnosti koje su najprisutnije u radu s djecom rane i predškolske dobi, a to su slikovnica, bajka i priča. Također, izneseni su glavni zaključci provedenog istraživanja kojemu je bio cilj ispitati mišljenje odgajatelja o važnosti čitanja i pripovijedanja djeci od najranije dobi. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da odgajatelji shvaćaju važnost čitanja i pripovijedanja djeci od najranije dobi te da svakodnevno provode aktivnosti vezane za čitanje i pripovijedanje. Osim toga, odgajatelji su istaknuli kako djeca iznimno uživaju, pozitivno reagiraju te vrlo često sama iniciraju aktivnosti čitanja.The basic aim of the paper is to establish the importance of reading and narrating to children from the earliest age and to discover how and when preschool teachers apply reading and narrating in their everyday work. At the very beginning the reading is defined as well as its aspects and purpose. Particular attention is focused on three types of children's literature that are most prominent to working with children of early and preschool age, such as picture books, fairy tales and stories. In addition, the research was conducted and its goal was to examine preschool teacher’s opinion about the importance of the reading and narrating to children from the earliest age. The results of the research shown that preschool teachers understand the importance of the reading and narrating to children from the earliest age and they do activities that include reading and narrating daily. Furthermore, preschool teachers pointed out that children enjoy, react positively and very often initiate reading activities

Farming fish in the sea will not nourish the world

Recent literature on marine fish farming brands it as potentially compatible with sustainable resource use, conservation, and human nutrition goals, and aligns with the emerging policy discourse of ‘blue growth’. We advance a two-pronged critique. First, contemporary narratives tend to overstate marine finfish aquaculture’s potential to deliver food security and environmental sustainability. Second, they often align with efforts to enclose maritime space that could facilitate its allocation to extractive industries and conservation interests and exclude fishers. Policies and investments that seek to increase the availability and accessibility of affordable and sustainable farmed aquatic foods should focus on freshwater aquaculture