Piracy and Tinkering

The beginning of the reading brought about a point that text constructs meaning and that is why kids are taught how to write. If this is true then why was oral literacy proficient to constructing meaning as well, it is also noted that if a person cannot read then they are illiterate but I think that only makes them illiterate for reading only because a person could have profound knowledge in any topic or activity and could probably outperform anyone who learn those activities through reading.  I also think that text is not the only way for construct meaning; this is because with the presence of the radio, video, and TV, any person can construct meaning on what is happening through hearing only, especially when something drastic happens such as 9/11.

I also like how the reader expresses that anyone can be a tinker now days, as in mess and innovate new creations out of anything through the internet as well in real life. But when the topic of piracy comes into play, it represents how there are many laws that protects things such as music and films and how other laws are ignored for things like TV broadcasting and radio plays of music. I also think that while there are laws and because people are “tinkering” more than ever on the internet, there is probably a higher risk of things getting pirated. Especially when the laws only apply mainly for the USA, because places like China are known to take things and create a cheaper and exact same version of our products for use in their country. Also, when movies are released first abroad, it is easier for someone to easily record the film and release it on the internet as well as creating bootlegs. There are even sites that also promote tv series and movies to be free to the public such as projet-free-tv.com.