W7 blog topic: Why Free Culture matters? - MinSeung Sung

W7 blog topic: Why Free Culture matters? - MinSeung Sung 2016062706

Many things in our society are paid for and have copyright. You have to pay money to use various materials such as photos, dramas, movies, and theses, which is taking for granted. However, there is a place where free services are maintained in this social climate. It is Wikipedia. Since its establishment, Wikipedia has provided information to users around the world for free. And all operations are voluntary and donation.


In capitalist society, this is seen as a very unusual example. Usually, in a materialistic society, we would have the prejudice that the information that pays for itself is more valuable. So why is it important to be offered free?

I think it's because the ' free ' attribute rather makes culture free. Wikipedia, a prime example, allows people to edit their interests and create pages at any time. If it was paid, would they volunteer to volunteer? I think the answer is no. And it was enough to produce more valuable information, saying that voluntary activities were not necessarily paid for by people's kindness. 

What I would like to discuss is to look at the examples of a culture in which the free operating virtuous circle has failed and the reasons for it.

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  1. UnknownApril 17, 2018 at 8:12 AM

    What a great article! There are some things I didn't even think about, so it's so fresh and interesting. I also think Wikipedia plays an important role in creating free culture. I think it would be nice if Wikipedia could change their minds among those who want to suppress free culture.

    HanBin Bae

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