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Aram Sinnreich is an author, professor, and musician, currently serving as Chair of Communication Studies at American University. His books include Mashed Up, The Piracy Crusade, The Essential Guide to Intellectual Property, The Secret Life of Data, and sci-fi novel A Second Chance for Yesterday (published as R.A. Sinn). He has written articles about culture, law, and technology for a variety of outlets including The New York Times, Billboard, Wired, The Daily Beast, and Rolling Stone, and has appeared as an expert commentator on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR, and elsewhere. Jesse Gilbert is a transdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of image, sound and code, creating flexible frameworks that are activated in live performance, via network interaction, or in installation settings. He was founding Chair of the Media Technology department at Woodbury University, and has taught interactive software design at CalArts and UC San Diego. His work has been presented across the globe, including museums and performance venues in Los Angeles, Berlin, Istanbul, New York, Tokyo, Paris, São Paulo, and elsewhere.