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I will be writing the introduction and conclusion for the white paper.  Once other members complete their outlines for their sections I will complete the introduction and conclusion.  Along with the introduction will will also help compiling the first draft and also formatting the paper.

During meeting 3 the outlines for our sections were discussed.  All outlines will be completed by Monday in order for the introduction and conclusion to be completed.  Next Wednesday all sections will be completed and the first draft will be compiled.

I gathered several sources this week to use in our paper. One of them details the method the RIAA uses to catch pirates. This technique involves using an automated program. [1] I found a good quote from Gigi Sohn, the president of Public Knowledge, that can be used in conjunction with this article: "we don't think that any automated process will be able to determine whether a consumer's fair use rights are being violated." [2] Another article I found discusses the case in which a Harvard professor is battling the RIAA regarding the constitutionality of its attack on individuals.

This week I continued research about the extent of the problem of the unreliability of Wikipedia. I have begun drafting the section that will document this information within the body of our group's white paper. We met as a group during class this week and set a date for when we will meet again to begin composing the draft of the white paper.

I begun to collect information on the extent of the problem dealing with image stealing online. My first plan for the week is look in general how far the problem stretches in photo and image online industry. I read several articles this week that have held no substances( lack the credentials). A few question I plan to answer while researching are: " Is image stealing affecting the economy of the industry?" "Where did the problem begin and with what advances allowed for the problem to spread?"

We worked on the deciding the task to be complete by each group member. I am resposible for research and composing the information on the extent of the problem. I found two articles discussing Getty Images problems faced with image stealing on the web. I worked on the memo for class about the task assigned by writing several parts.

Along with the research in the previous blog entry, I have looked through the sources of another member of our group, Stuart, and found something that would help my aspect of the project.  In this article, labed "Wikis for Reference, Enthusiasts, and Government Information," there is a breakdown of the different levels of Wikis and their uses.  This is actually a very good guide for the way our project is laid out in general, but I will focus on my portion.  The article states:

We are continuing working on the white paper. I have found a great article on wiki management that gives a great overview on how management of wikis work and some disadvantages they may bring.  This will be very helpful to our group showing what disadvantages there are to wiki's, but the article shows the advantages too.  The link is as follows:
 
http://researchwiki.peacocktech.com/images/9/96/Wiki-_A_Technology_for_C...
 

This week I researched all about the different ways to censor the internet.  As it turns out, there is a lot of information on this subject, especially the ways China uses.  My portion of the report is due on Monday and I plan to start writing on Friday in class if there is time.

As per the timeline of project tasks, this week I researched the legality of the RIAA's tactics and the legality of possible actions to be taken by the ISP in response to the RIAA's request to monitor user file sharing.  This research uncovered an article detailing Harvard Law School Professor Charlie Nesson's comments on the RIAA's tactics of suing individuals, as well as on the constitutionality of the Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999.