yeah we grew up listening to people who were anti-capitolist and DIY and also somehow made it and became commercial but leigh, we're so fucking decadent and complacent. those of us who do care about policy are either republican or disenfranchised in the many shades of the left and liberal. so the power and ability to effect policy in a viable way is being consolidated to the right, while most of us are ostrich like- sticking out heads in the sand w/ white i-pod cords sticking out with the possibility of legal mp3 playing.
but this issue is very clear legally. private citizens and corporations are not allowed to publicly distribute copyrighted material in anyway w/o written legal permission of the owner. i'm not disagreeing with you. i'm just stating that the law is clear. so clear its difficult to argue against or modify, legally. in this case the woman is clearly breaking the law. and the prosecutors are clearly assholes, but asshatery isn't a crime punishable by law. . .
but good things are happening. it's grass roots. it's underground. and it's going to be at least 10 years of serious effort to have the creative commons license crystallize and become an accepted standard for items that enter the public domain, especially via the interweb.
missy, you are correct. we need to hang out. im going away next week - but after, we definetly must indulge in some eatage, drinkage and/or booty shakage.
i know its on the books illegal. but this same deal went down back in the mid 70s when Betamax came out. Or how about cassette tapes? Why is it okay for me to listen to a song on the radio and record it on a cassette tape to listen to over for free, or tape something from the tv and watch it over, for free - and not okay for me to copy an mp3 that i paid money for (DRM)....? Once i pay for something, i should have the right to do with it what I want. The RIAA is assuming I am uploading the files to bit torrent and sharing it with the world...when maybe I'm just trying to make a CD for my friend. They are shooting themselves in the foot, this is the way music gets heard - by sharing it. whether that is through the radio, through friends, or through a bit torrent.
also, if the RIAA wasnt so money hungry, i personally would still be buying CDS. $20 for a CD? They drove us to buying mp3s, and with the DRMs they are driving us to download them. I read somewhere, and i thought it was so telling, "The Recording Industry is the only industry that outwardly hates its customers."
and in that case above that woman is NOT breaking any law. she did not overlay her video with that prince song its playing in the background of her video from a tv set off screen. and she is in no way making a profit from it. that is not against the law, that is fair use. that tv show was on public television and again, no profit in any way was being made...not to mention, the song wasnt even a good quality or complete. the RIAA seems to think they are god, and they are being suid by an organization in support of this woman, because this has just gotten out of hand. It started to get out of hand when stickers censoring albums got slapped on the covers.
*breath*
:D its a shame asshatery isnt punishable by law. mostly cause i just want to see some old judge say "asshatery"
but leigh, we're so fucking decadent and complacent.
those of us who do care about policy are either republican or disenfranchised in the many shades of the left and liberal.
so the power and ability to effect policy in a viable way is being consolidated to the right, while most of us are ostrich like- sticking out heads in the sand w/ white i-pod cords sticking out with the possibility of legal mp3 playing.
but this issue is very clear legally. private citizens and corporations are not allowed to publicly distribute copyrighted material in anyway w/o written legal permission of the owner.
i'm not disagreeing with you. i'm just stating that the law is clear. so clear its difficult to argue against or modify, legally.
in this case the woman is clearly breaking the law.
and the prosecutors are clearly assholes, but asshatery isn't a crime punishable by law. . .
but good things are happening. it's grass roots. it's underground. and it's going to be at least 10 years of serious effort to have the creative commons license crystallize and become an accepted standard for items that enter the public domain, especially via the interweb.
p.s.
why haven't we hung out yet?
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i know its on the books illegal. but this same deal went down back in the mid 70s when Betamax came out. Or how about cassette tapes? Why is it okay for me to listen to a song on the radio and record it on a cassette tape to listen to over for free, or tape something from the tv and watch it over, for free - and not okay for me to copy an mp3 that i paid money for (DRM)....? Once i pay for something, i should have the right to do with it what I want. The RIAA is assuming I am uploading the files to bit torrent and sharing it with the world...when maybe I'm just trying to make a CD for my friend. They are shooting themselves in the foot, this is the way music gets heard - by sharing it. whether that is through the radio, through friends, or through a bit torrent.
also, if the RIAA wasnt so money hungry, i personally would still be buying CDS. $20 for a CD? They drove us to buying mp3s, and with the DRMs they are driving us to download them. I read somewhere, and i thought it was so telling, "The Recording Industry is the only industry that outwardly hates its customers."
and in that case above that woman is NOT breaking any law. she did not overlay her video with that prince song its playing in the background of her video from a tv set off screen. and she is in no way making a profit from it. that is not against the law, that is fair use. that tv show was on public television and again, no profit in any way was being made...not to mention, the song wasnt even a good quality or complete. the RIAA seems to think they are god, and they are being suid by an organization in support of this woman, because this has just gotten out of hand. It started to get out of hand when stickers censoring albums got slapped on the covers.
*breath*
:D its a shame asshatery isnt punishable by law. mostly cause i just want to see some old judge say "asshatery"
hehe.
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