Sara M. Grimes, PhD
Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
sara.grimes@utoronto.ca
DIY Citizenship: Nov.12, 2010
Sony claims: “non-exclusive, worldwide, full paid-up, transferable, irrevocable, royalty-free and perpetual license to modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works from, and perform and display your User Generated Content” for itself, its affiliates, distributors, licensors...and other users.
“...does not claim ownership of any User Generated Content that you submit or make available as part of the game.”
Copyright
Fair Dealing/Use
Censorship
Freedom of expression
Authorship
Ownership
Recognizing children's authorship rights

Addressing questions about ownership

Better idea of where these things begin/end
Finding a more informed, transparent, balanced way to address safety concerns, copyright/brand concerns, without infringing on children's freedom of expression.
Immaterial Labour
Use Value
Management
Privacy
At what point do the everyday operations and management of the site (e.g. tracking user behaviors to maximize service, or moderating player chat) turn into privacy infringement?
Informed consent, parental consent: can kids truly "consent" to these transaction?

Do kids have autonomy to make decisions as authors, etc.
Consent
Autonomy
OPPORTUNITIES
CHALLENGES
6 Key "Tensions" to Resolve:
Kids’ media, toys, software, etc:


Things created         children       adults

Legal and ethical grey areas:
* authorship, ownership + accountability

Challenge to existing frameworks:
* production/distribution models
* gatekeeping
* children as producers
Excerpts from the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in Child-Friendly Language edition
Pink and Blue Project by Jeong-Mee Yoon, 2008
UGC Games
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Shift taking place...
http://prezi.com/wvv_476j9gel/playing-at-making-games/