c3L01b - My data, my rights?
My data, my rights?
Matthias Fritsch involuntarily created one of the first internet memes with a film snippet of a techno parade. The case of "technoviking" shows the scope of publications on the internet and stimulates discussion on the topic of personal rights.
Preparation
All you need to prepare is a PC and an internet connection. Alternatively, this exercise can also take place on a tablet or smartphone
Method / Process description
Discussion on personal rights in the digital world using the example of the "technoviking" phenomenon
Introduction
Have participants watch the documentary on the phenomenon of "technoviking" and/or read the relevant entries in Wikipedia.
Background:
Matthias Fritsch involuntarily created one of the first internet memes with a film snippet of a techno parade and is still answerable for it in court today.
The video was quickly linked in smaller forums and on video websites and developed into a popular viral video. It reached over 40 million views and over 3000 video responses by 2013, including numerous parodies and mashups of the original clip.
The dancer pictured took legal action against Matthias Fritsch and demanded that he stop further distribution of the clip. But the more than a thousand copies and adaptations by other users cannot be controlled.
The case shows the scope of publications on the internet and stimulates discussion on the topic of personal rights.
Reflection:
Using the history of technoviking, discuss where the limits of our personal rights (e.g. right to one's own image) lie and to what extent the right to be forgotten is feasible at all on the internet.
References
Documentation "The story of Technoviking" (englisch, deutsch, spanisch)
Articles on Wikipedia:
Short facts
| Target group | Adults & young people |
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| Setting | Plenum |
| Time | 45+ min. |
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