Ethical dilemma: Should knowledge be free? - Michael Vazquez and Will Kanwischer
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In the city of Ockham, spellcasters invent incantations and publish them in scrolls that others can purchase. Unfortunately, you can’t always afford them. But one day, a friend tells you he uses an illegal duplication spell to copy scrolls. So, do you use his counterfeit scrolls to further your own research? Michael Vazquez and Will Kanwischer explore the ethics of intellectual property rights.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Michael Vazquez, Will Kanwischer
- Director
- Patrick Smith
- Narrator
- Adrian Dannatt
- Composer
- Stephen LaRosa
- Sound Designer
- Stephen LaRosa