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  • Copyright and Control…

    (Source: XKCD) Compare and contrast. Above is the content delivery model that the beloved copyright industry wishes to have (circa 21st century)  (or at least a parody of it).  Below is Harold Lasswell’s model of communication from 1948. Does it seem like we progressed at all? Read more

  • Ethics? Anyone?

    When it comes to the issue of online file sharing the representatives of the copyright  industry (RIAA, MPAA etc.) often play the “moral” card (e.g. you would not steal a bread would you?, pirated DVD’s help terrorists etc).  A relatively recent book by Tarleton Gillespie (Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture) provides… Read more

  • Site of the Month – August: www.windows7sins.org

    Now, here is some information to consider before your decision about whether you want to sign up for the new Windows 7. Please visit and share… Read more

  • The hidden cost of e-books

    As a person who spends about 12 hours a day in front of the computer screen, one thing that I can never do is read an article or a book from the computer screen.  Even with a two-page article, my impulse is to first print the article and then read it.  For this, I apologize… Read more

  • Kadir Has University Department of Advertising New Pamphlet and Logo

    As some readers may know, I am currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Advertising at Kadir Has University.  One of our recent graduates–Mustafa Karamangil–designed our new logo and a pamphlet for the department. The pamphlet displays recent work from our students. You can view the pamphlet online: E-pamphlet Or download the PDF: Pamphlet… Read more

  • Beware what you read and what you opt out of…

    A few years ago, in an article published in New Media & Society (2007), I attempted to draw attention to a recurring problem with respect to user privacy online: the lack of transparency surrounding the data collection/sharing/use practices make it almost impossible for even the most “savy” user to actually challenge corporations’ “interpretations” about who… Read more

About ME

Greetings from Brisbane, Australia. This is Lemi Baruh.

Here is what I look like.

Image courtesy of Ekin Yay, from Koç University in Istanbul. If interested in seeing other Koç University faculty members in typortrait form, click here.

I am a Senior Lecturer at the School of Communication and Arts at the University of Queensland. I am also an affiliate Associate Professor of the Department of Media and Visual Arts at Koç University.

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