Interactive Media Blog #4

This reading has helped me further develop my understanding of intellectual property fro my Wiki project in a couple of different ways. First, i have come to understand how copyright laws have the ability to be changed and manipulated over the years. "For instance, Gutenberg’s moveable type printing press brought about changes in the way we consider the nature of writing as well as authorship, laying the ground for many of our current beliefs about plagiarism and copyright. The printing press made the creation and dissemination of printed material simpler and more streamlined; ideas and therefore authors could be more easily commodified and marketed," (Vie, deWinter). Over the years, new technologies have produced new ways in which a message can be sent and received, therefor new rules must be applied to how these messages are controlled while the rights of the sender are protected. A Wiki can be a good way in which multiple writers can collaborate and put their messages together to make one large argument. One problem I can forsee with this though is the fact that all writers may not agree with one says, so communication is important when composing Wiki. If one person posts a fact, or fact as they see it, then another has the authority to edit what the other said, which in turn can cause contreversy among the group. So in the end, I can imagine that it must have been difficult for the authors of this writing to peice together all of their information if one had dissagreed with another on a certain topic. It takes a lot of team work and communitcation for more than one person to put together a Wiki.


1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
3 tablespoons grated orange zest
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
2/3 cup orange marmalade
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/2 cup sliced almonds for garnish (optional



Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and salt.
Beat the shortening and butter with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and beat until combined. Mix in the chopped almonds and orange zest. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until combined.
Transfer the cookie dough to a lightly floured surface and roll it into a rectangle about 13 inches long. Cut the dough into 3 1/2-inch rectangles using a fluted pastry wheel or sharp paring knife. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the baking sheets, and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Combine the sifted confectioners' sugar, the orange marmalade, and the orange juice and stir well. Spread the glaze on the cookies and garnish with sliced almonds, if desired.