Are Copyrights the Right way?

The latest episode of EpicFU really brings home the issues of current copyright laws. With the whole fiasco created by the guilty verdict in the Pirate Bay trial, and a recent incident that happened to Leo over at Zen Habits (a writer wanted him to pay royalties for saying “Feel the Fear and Do it Anyways” the title of her book….and get this, Leo has never even heard of the book!), the issue of copyrighting is a’stirring

We’re about to experience some growing pains. It happened when the first MP3, the Diamond Rio, was introduced, also when VCR’s came on the scene, and even with records. This issue goes all the way back to when Gutenberg’s press first came out. ‘Book bootlegs’ were made, and the Church (backed by market capitalist) said the press and bootleggers (distributors) were of the devil. (Documentary: Steal this Film If you haven’t already, well worth a watch!)

I like what Zadi said in the show:

People want what they want when they want it. Our media is no longer constraint by CD, DVDs and velvet ropes. ~Zadi Diez

Creatives will always create, of course. Consumers will continue to consume, that too.  But will our distribution structure always be the same, simply no.  Now if the market wants to make money, it needs to get on board or get out the way, ’cause with current actions they are only stifling creativity.

Here is a haiku for you, “ideas are oil / no control means no profit / a war is coming”

A side note, all my work is under creative common of “Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0” unless otherwise noted . So cut, chop, tweek just give an attribution back. And remember

“the Word is Love, Spread the Word”

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