On Wednesday 30 June 2010 13:12:05 Paul Davis wrote:
> the claim here is that the development of an idea before it is
> expressed is a form of work. if the work is to be rewarded, its either
> going to be done before, at or after the point at which an expression
> of the idea is released into the world.
before: will work without any copyright law
at: will work without any copyright law
after: might work some without any copyright law but probably very
problematic.
> because copying the expression
> is so easy, its not easy to see how one can ensure sufficient revenue
> from the release to make it feasible for the artist to *work* as an
> artist.
So, you think that the before and at options are not viable?
>
> i'm fine (to some extent) with the conclusion that we, as a society,
> no longer wish to pay artists & creatives to do what they do. but if
> that's really going to be the conclusion, we'd better think very
> carefully about all the side effects. i'm not sure its pretty, and it
> may be even less pretty than the world in which disney and sonny bono
> get everything they ask for.
This I seriously doubt. Putting someone off the internet for *being accused*
of violating copyright three times is way over the top.
Putting someone in jail for 4 or 5 years because they thought they were buying
a legit CD and were ripped off by the seller is way over the top.
Making someone sell their home to pay for the "damage" incurred by a big corp
(or you) when the person's child did some song swapping on the net is way
over the top.
all the best,
drew
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