tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post3463784826136636369..comments2024-03-28T21:53:50.039-04:00Comments on Half an Hour: Copyright and Creativity, AgainStephen Downeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-58322088196332002092007-04-30T03:09:00.000-04:002007-04-30T03:09:00.000-04:00I agree, Stephen - when intellectual property laws...I agree, Stephen - when intellectual property laws are wielded as agressively as they have been in recent times, it demonstrates an urgent need for reform - perhaps a complete rethink - of the whole system.<BR/><BR/>In a world where new content and knowledge is created faster than the world has ever seen before, patent and copyright laws have retained - and in some jurisdictions extended - the length and scope of their application to a point where they don't just protect the interests of the owners of content, but stifle and smother the creation of new content and creativity.<BR/><BR/>In effect, intellectual property law sets up false walls to openness, influence, and exchange, that only benefit the big corporations who have the money to pay for expensive I.P. registrations. It does nothing for new players or small companies, who can't afford the tens of thousands of dollars it takes to "protect" their own innovations.Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153401059972970062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-80493096480235224182007-04-26T08:32:00.000-04:002007-04-26T08:32:00.000-04:00Indeed, there is much at stake. What we need to st...Indeed, there is much at stake. What we need to stop endorsing the term "Intellectual Property". It's a useless term except in lawyer-speak. Further, we need to stop arguing for or against copyright. The discussion really needs to take place on the spectrum of restrictions that copyright grants an author. This is why the creative commons has been somewhat effective. The question really shouldn't be - "Copyright or no copyright?" After all, if one licenses their work with a CC-BY-SA license, it is copyrighted and arguably encourages creativity AND rewards the author (getting one's name known is an essential though indirect means of garnering income). A better question is "All Rights Reserved or Some Rights Reserved?" And of course, once the language shifts to SRR instead of ARR we've made considerable gains in most cases. Of course, there are issues even in the SRR spectrum but given that all works are not equal in nature this is just a fact we have to deal with.Gnuospherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242430566758242991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-15470168839302598252007-04-26T07:44:00.000-04:002007-04-26T07:44:00.000-04:00I agree completely, but this message is not gettin...I agree completely, but this message is not getting out. We have to keep repeating it and get it into the mainstream media as well. The average person does not understand what is at stake here.Harold Jarchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462304722726586155noreply@blogger.com