Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tools & Resources Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CleanUrl: tools-resources Description A description of the content of the resource or work Entries in this section of the Copyright Cortex include tools and resources that may help you develop your understanding of copyright law and its application to cultural content. From public domain calculators to panel presentations on open culture, this section catalogues useful handbooks, videos, podcasts, and other commentaries exploring a variety of areas and offering practical guidance. If you have any recommendations for material that should feature in this section of the Copyright Cortex please do let us know. You can contact us at: <a href="mailto:info@copyrightcortex.org">info@copyrightcortex.org</a> Audio Recording URL http://www.wnyc.org/story/digital-dark-age/?utm_source=sharedUrl&utm_medium=metatag&utm_campaign=sharedUrl Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Digital Dark Age Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brooke Gladstone Bob Garfield Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-06-24 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available On The Media Language A language of the resource ENG Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. In Copyright Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Andrea Wallace Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CleanUrl: digital-dark-age Abstract A summary of the resource. On this week’s episode of On the Media, we’re engaging in some chillingly informed speculation: what would happen if we, as a species, lost access to our electronic records? What if, either by the slow creep of technological obsolescence or sudden cosmic disaster, we no longer could draw from the well of of knowledge accrued through the ages? What if we fell into...a digital dark age? One scenario we explore isn’t speculative: it’s real. In the 1990’s, NASA experienced its own version of a digital dark age, when more than a million reels of data -- including the 1969 Apollo Moonwalk video and Earthrise, the iconic picture of our planet floating above the surface of the moon -- were either destroyed or rendered unreadable. We hear from Keith Cowing, a former NASA employee and co-founder of an initiative to rescue images and readings from the Lunar Orbiter missions, including that 1966 Earthrise photo: the first view of Earth from the moon. Internet pioneer and Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf says we’ve grown complacent in our approach to media storage. If we don’t take action now, he warns, we may find ourselves lost in a future where we can’t access important media documents, scientific data, or treasured family photos. He tells us about combating the phenomenon he calls “bit rot,” as well as the role he thinks Google ought to play in the fight. Meanwhile, in outer space, we look at the possibility of digital disruption from an unexpected source: the sun. Earlier this week, a solar flare caused auroras in the night sky as far south as Georgia. And in 1859, a huge flare caused telegraph machines to spontaneously catch fire. Astronomer Lucianne Walkowicz tells us that story, and explains the science behind it. If we’ve gotten you sufficiently concerned about your personal histories falling victim to defunct hard drives and ephemeral cloud storage, never fear, DNA is here! We hear from Dr. Nick Goldman, a genome scientist who thinks coding information inside DNA is the best way to apocalypse-proof the world’s data. Plus, Margaret Atwood, chronicler of all things dystopian, tells us about her latest work… which won’t be published for 99 years. We also have a resource guide to help you protect (or recover) your media from obsolescence. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved Description A description of the content of the resource or work This podcast discusses a future impacted by insufficient media storage and the very real risk of encountering a digital dark age. Copyright Cortex Fields Extra CC fields for copyright information Commentary Notes from the person creating the record: providing some evaluative or critical commentary reflections or noting, for example, that part of the commentary has been superceded by more recent developments in the law This podcast raises interesting issues about the risk of reliance on digital media for data storage and archival purposes and how copyright might play into those issues in the future. Size Details about the size of the resource (can be Bytes, Pages or Duration, depending on item type.) 00:52:20 Jurisdiction United States Copyright Information Information about the copyright status of the record. In Copyright Keywords A selection of keywords that pertain to the article attached. digital asset management preservation risk Visual Date Date of creation or availability of the resource that is shown to users. To be formatted as follows: 2017 January 7 2015 June 24 digital archives digital dark age digital preservation Dr. Nick Goldman Keith Cowing Lucianne Walkowicz Margaret Atwood Vint Cerf