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What are some of the topics you are thinking of writing about? What are your questions? If you don't have any, make one up right now.

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Discussion question:


What makes a good question or topic for writing in an academic paper?

Please include examples of good questions that you've brought to class with you today.

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The New York Times > Opinion > EDITORIAL: Grokster and the Information Exchange: "the broader issue is the distribution of information. Software like Grokster creates a network of independent Internet users who can access one another's computer files without going through a central server. (Napster maintained a central server, which made it legally liable in very different ways.) Grokster can certainly be used to swap music illegally. But it can also be used to exchange electronic copies of books already in the public domain, transcripts of Congressional hearings or any number of other legitimate types of information. Much like a VCR that does not distinguish between a pirated tape and one legally acquired, the technology does not care what is shared. It is impossible to strike down software like Grokster for its use in illegal file-sharing without also destroying its capacity for legal and socially beneficial activities."

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