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Category Archives: politics & law

Does Hope poster infringe copyright?

February 11, 2009by arcticpenguin 2 Comments

Shepard Fairey, artist of the famed red white and blue portrait of Barack Obama for the poster “Hope” is fighting back for his rights. His artwork is based on an […]

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art & architecture, politics & law

“Baaaad” Kim Jong-Il

January 30, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I believe in good. I also believe in bad. It’s like dealing with children, or adults who behave like children. You can offer a cookie if they agree to be […]

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politics & law

Does copyright promote art?

December 29, 2008by arcticpenguin 5 Comments

A few months ago in a class about copyright in the digital era, Prof. Harry Lewis pointed out a wonderful quote by Thomas Jefferson. If nature has made any one […]

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art & architecture, politics & law

Outrageous abuse of patents

December 29, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I know that patents are abused, but this is outrageous. Virtual World News reports that Worlds.com filed a complaint against NCsoft for infringing on its virtual world and MMO patents. […]

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::Games::, politics & law

Trading cyber money offline is illegal in Korea, er, unless you earned it fair and square

December 25, 2008by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

Of all countries, it angers me that Korea thinks offline trading of cyber money is illegal. According to the wire service Yonhap,   a local court in Busan fined two 30-somethings […]

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::Games::, politics & law

Mistress “Rules” North Korea?

September 13, 2008by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

The JoongAng Ilbo reports that North Korea’s policy decisions are likely being made by the leader’s concubine. Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, is known to be recovering from a stroke […]

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politics & law

Korean regulations check Web politics

March 6, 2007by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

Korea’s online political campaign scene is quite restrictive compared to what is going on in the United States during the run-up to next year’s American presidential elections. While the two […]

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::Cyber Culture::, being digital, politics & law

Seoul pushes bar codes to track online content

February 26, 2007by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

The government will introduce a bar code system for digital content to enhance copyright protection. The Information Ministry said yesterday that it plans to promote a system to the public […]

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::Gadgets/Services::, politics & law

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YvetteWohn

D.Y. Wohn, Ph.D.

Dr. Wohn (she/her) is an associate professor at NJIT and director of the Social Interaction Lab (socialinteractionlab.com). Her research is in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) where she studies the characteristics and consequences of social interactions in online environments such as livestreaming, esports, virtual worlds, and social media.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, and Yahoo, her main projects examine 1) content moderation, online harassment and the creation/maintenance of online safe spaces, 2) social exchange in digital economies & digital patronage (creator-supporter dynamics), and 3) news consumption via social media.

Blog Posts

  • art & architecture
  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
    • ::Cyber Culture::
    • ::Gadgets/Services::
    • ::Games::
    • ::Mobile Culture::
    • ::Social Media::
  • daily doilies
  • fashion
  • fiction:surrealism
  • food
  • journalism
  • natural science
  • politics & law
2022 Talks

4/28: Sungkyunkwan Univ. (Seoul)
4/25: NCCU (Taipei- virtual)
5/13: Korea Media Management Association conference (Seoul)
5/18: LG Design College (Seoul)
5/23: Postech (Pohang- virtual)
5/26-30: ICA (Paris)
11/12-16: CSCW (Taipei- virtual)

Blog Posts

  • art & architecture
  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
    • ::Cyber Culture::
    • ::Gadgets/Services::
    • ::Games::
    • ::Mobile Culture::
    • ::Social Media::
  • daily doilies
  • fashion
  • fiction:surrealism
  • food
  • journalism
  • natural science
  • politics & law

Most Recent Posts

  • Advising LG on a Metaverse Project
  • Discussing mental health on livestreams
  • College of Computing research award
  • Designing RM Gallery

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