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Originally Posted by Moejoe
I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but art, especially in a digital format, doesn't belong to the creator after he's finished the work and set it out there in the world. It becomes a cultural artefact, shared and given meaning by those who interact. In the case of a physical object, this then could be restricted, kept back - like a sculpture or a painting, or even a book, or the contents of a book. But the digital world means that any 'art' produced in that format then becomes part of the greater culture, a series of Zeros and Ones that are infinitely copyable. The actual illusion of control by the creator is just that, an illusion. It won't be long now before we see remixes of classic works, re-edited and posted. The best I, or any creator for that matter, can ask for is that those who receive our work do not mess with it too much, and if they do, that they keep our name on it and don't try to profit from the work. Still, that's no guarantee, and I'm under no illusions that whatever I produce won't have a life beyond my creation. That is the true nature of art. A domino run of influence from one to the next, copied, changed, to make something new.
The silly restrictions I was talking about was DRM, should have been clearer. Although I would have thought silly and restrictions together would have instantly pointed toward DRM as the subject of my attack.
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With all due respect, that’s a load of shite – despite what you may choose to believe, the digital utopia you might prefer to live in, artists certainly should and do retain the rights to their creations – and could not survive otherwise. Using your logic, I, along with the remainder of the earth’s population, am/is no longer obligated to actually pay for anything that is available digitally – software – music – books – movies - digital content yet to be created, you name it.
The problem with this, where does it end? Now, more than ever, as more and more of our traditional media makes the transition to digital, rather than weaken copywrite laws, it would appear to me as though they need to be strengthened.
What do you propose in place of copywrite laws and DRM in some form or another?