W7. Why Free Culture matters? JaeIg Lee (이재익)

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Information Sociology 

JaeIg Lee (이재익)

Summary

In the past, the entry barriers to programs were so high that they could not be used unless someone received professional education or had a lot of money.
Lately, there have been a growing number of very useful and free programs, such as Linux's free music production programs, LMMS, and coding programs, Python.
Wikipedia shares the ark with these open-sources.
Lower barriers to entry enabled even interesting people to try, discover, and easily gain information. This may be a short-term financial break for developers, but in the long run it will pay off.
For the entire human race, open-source is therefore a blessing. It creates a virtuous circle that gives opportunities to people who have no money, no education, and gives them the power to give back to society once they have the chance.
There could be some copyright issues in this process.
This may be educational, but at a high level, it will be even more lucrative.
There is no better way to lower the barriers to entry, create interest, and offer equal opportunities than free. Free culture is very important and good for all mankind.

Interesting point

 It would be a very difficult decision to distribute or share programs for free. On the corporate front, it is almost a lunatic. Nevertheless, how do you open up your open-source tools and edit your passionate Wikipedia?

Discussion point

Copyright issues are a constant source of education these days. Why is it that the perception of copyright is not improving? Does free sauce hurt the promotion of copyright awareness?