Project Log

After doing some research online and in the library I have come up with a good source of information that could be used by my group members. This article covers my section of “Proposed Solution to the Problem.” It addresses many solutions that we could use for the paper. I am also going to start looking for a graphic to put in the paper in example a picture or graph of information relative to the topics.

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.

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.  

I have been independently doing research on the RIAA trying to find some facts and figures to justify the need for the RIAA's new tactic on their part and any just cause on the part of ISPs to participate. Also, I wanted to find some statistics on the impact of the possible choices that the ISPs could make, but since this has not happened yet and is still in the discussion phase with the RIAA and ISPs there is nothing to find.

A the last meeting, we discussed what we'd each be writing before Spring Break.  We're going to be researching/writing our parts and then combining them in the days before the rough draft is due.  I've done some research, but I'll be finishing stuff up soon.