What's the Problem?

Download and rename a Word File from Moodle that is a worksheet about the Problem/ Solution paper.

You will work on this worksheet today and post it in the forum in Moodle below where you found it. If you did not complete, you need to do so before class Monday. You can access the forum from anywhere, download your copy, add to it, and repost it in a reply to your first post.

Homework:

1. Complete the worksheet and post it in the Worksheet forum in Moodle.

2. TWFTD:  Your choice of an impressive word. OED

Searching

How does Google work? http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/insidesearch/howsearchworks/crawling-indexing.html

Thinkwrite:  What interesting examples of trouble with our Intellectual Property system have you discovered?

Did you run into this list?  http://io9.com/10-things-everyone-gets-wrong-about-intellectual-proper-1679011301

 Apostrophe Review:   Click here and do the same as yesterday (number to 20 in your daybook, etc.)

Now you have time to work on your information search and forum post.

Homework:

1. Spend enough time on your search and forum posts to have a couple ideas for the focus of your paper. Tomorrow you will have to state a problem that you wish to write about.

2. TWFTD:  trademark (trade-mark) in OED

Apostrophes and Opposing Viewpoints

We'll start with this: http://www.apostropheabuse.com/
Why do we use apostrophes?

What ARE the rules? 

1. The dogs ears were twitching.
2. The dogs ears were twitching.
3. The bus___ doors were open.
4. The bus___ doors were open.

 Take notes! Practice: Click here. Number 1-20 in your daybook and record your answers (the word with or without the apostrophe and the noun after it, if it exists). Make corrections if needed.

Now, to help with your internet wanderings, the SCC library has a resource called "Opposing Viewpoints" where information has been collected. Search terms matter: patent litigation vs. patent infringement lawsuit

You have some time to work on your web search.

Homework:

1. By class Friday you need to have narrowed the possibilities down to one or two problems that you could discuss in your paper. Possible areas: drugs patents, gene patents, patent trolls, music sharing, music licensing, fair use/abuse, enforcement by whom (Google, government, international enforcement), trademark abuse/enforcement, sampling, copyright length, enforcement, requirements. Does copyright promote or stifle creativity? Can business function without IP laws? How hard is it to GET a patent for small business? If you have one, does it protect your profits?

2. TWFTD:  infringement OED