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Loading ...Where is that “buy me now” button for Copyright?
Much of the copyright debate reads like fiction. People supposedly find content on the Internet which has a “buy me now” button and a “take without paying” button, and they choose the latter. The non-fiction version of this story is very different. For the vast majority of content which people can acquire illegally on the Internet, there is no way to purchase the same thing legally. It is very hard to share the “moral outrage” that some entertainment industry lobbiests have been exhibiting, especially since they made deliberate business choices which caused their problems to be far worse.
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(5 votes, average: 9.2 out of 10) Loading ...Copyright: locks, levies or lawsuits? Part1: locks
Copyright is merely a series of activities which someone can do with human creativity that requires permission of the copyright holder to do legally. If you do one of these things without permission, the copyright holder has the right to sue you. (Lawsuits)
Years ago traditional copyright added an exception to the general rule which suggested that you no longer needed permission, as long as you made a payment that was decided by a government body — in our case, the Copyright Board of Canada. (Levies)
Recently some people have thought that digital locks would be a good substitute for copyright, whether permission or payment/levy based.
Which is best: locks, levies or lawsuits? The only good answer is: it depends. Read the rest of this entry »
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(1 votes, average: 10 out of 10) Loading ...Rush, Ayn Rand, and the “Conservative” party’s copyright bill
On Jun 12′th there were two important events in my life. Early in the day the “Conservative” party tabled their copyright bill C-61, and later that evening I was in Montreal watching Rush as part of their Snakes and Arrows tour. One of the things I love about Rush is the deeper thinking that their lyrics encourage, and in this case I saw many parallels between some of the lyrics and the contents of the Copyright bill.
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