Questions? What Questions?

So after this week's lecture, which was regarding media, new media and social media, we were left with some questions:

Who owns the content put up on the internet at various sites?

Pictures, video's, text, etc?

Do you own it?

For social networkings sites such as facebook, myspace, twitter etc. the person who, takes, films or writes it should be the rightful owner of the content. But some sites say that they own the content on what gets put up. Also some people can complain to the site about certain pictures or films that have been put up about them and the owners can remove such things. So in response to the questions, who has the rightful ownership of what is put up? is unanswerable.

Who has the right to use your creations?

No one. But again. Some sites thing they own it or because they are displayed on the internet some sites think they can use it. For example, I had a bebo account, and my pictures were on google, although my account was on private. I had to close down my account in order to get them off.

What would you do if tomorrow that website with your content was gone?

I wouldn't be too fussed. I only have social network sites to keep in contact with friends not to put up my "artistic work" or whatever.

What would you do if you found out that a glossy magazine published your photos without asking you?

I'd be annoyed. Although sites are blurred regarding ownership, personally I don't think that magazines should use your pictures or write an article about it without your permission.

How would you feel if a newspaper article contained your writing that came from your blog and you got no credit for it?

I wouldn't be too happy. It's a form of plagiarism is it not?

If there's Social Media...how about Anti-Social media?

Anything social can be turned into something anti-social. Take Facebook. It's a social networking site, yet groups are being made where people bitch about one another, or people can write pretty nasty things about you on the website.

Why are connections and links all about being "friends"? Can't you have negative links?

Who would want negative links? I think it would make online bullying worse by giveing people permission to abuse on another.

Or is linking someone you hate against the community-oriented nature of "web 2.0"?

I think it is.