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March 18, 2004
P2P is the distribution key
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Such is the state of law around most Internet content. Now let's take the United States' Digital Millennium Copyright Act a few extreme steps further and you have a situation where not only can nothing deemed original, as in everything can be provably derived from earlier patented material, but your usage rights around any material are reduced even further.
It's not just businesses that are affected by the endemic greed we are dealing with now, it's everyday people as well. Non-commercial use, free use, is often as restricted as commercial use when you are talking about media corporation property.
All the thoughts in your head are copyright property of their respective influences and their owners thereof. All rights are reserved.
Where will it all end? In a stinking messy heap perhaps. Hopefully, more and more creators, in the true sense of the word, will come to their senses and fight this creeping force in the trenches. It doesn't take much, beyond the absolute conviction that without the ability to build on the past, for work, for play, for expression, for exploration, our lives are meaningless.
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In a P2P world, the distributors are your audience, people with their own networks. Word of mouth to their peers, on paper, by email and phone, using sound and visuals. Don't be afraid of letting all these people interact with your material. Don't worry about their morals. Leave people to their own devices, trusting that taste and social justice will deal with the worst true offenders. You are not responsible for how people MOD your work, only for what you create. Give yourself a chance to strike a chord with new audiences.
Posted by .M. at March 18, 2004 04:33 PM
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