Media & Technology

patents that are granted when someone has invented a new and original design for a manufactured

product

• design patent

• utility patent

• plant patent

patents that recognize the discovery of new plant types that can be asexually reproduced

• design patent

• utility patent

• plant patent

patents that are granted for the invention or discovery of any new and useful process, product, or

machine

• design patent

• utility patent

• plant patent

those who see technology as symbolizing the potential for a brighter future

• e-readiness

• neo-Luddites

• technophiles

those who see technology as a symbol of the coldness of modern life

• e-readiness

• neo-Luddites

• technophiles

the gap in information that builds as groups grow up without access to technology

• technological diffusion

• knowledge gap

• media globalization

a form of constant monitoring in which the observation posts are decentralized and the observed is never communicated with directly

• net neutrality

• technological diffusion

• panoptic surveillance

the act of a technology company planning for a product to be obsolete or unable from the time it’s created

• planned obsolescence

• media consolidation

• technological globalization

the uneven access to technology around race, class, and geographic line

• knowledge gap

• digital divide

• oligopoly