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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Well I like that used the word 'shite', seems very English to me  My proposal is very simple, we create as we have always created for the sheer pleasure of the creation and then release it and see what happens. I, myself, use Creative Commons copyright on what I produce - a share-alike, attribution, no-derivs, no profit license. Although I'm thinking of dropping the no-derivatives portion as I feel it is too restrictive.
We can't strengthen the original copyright, because it has already become meaningless to most people. Creative Commons is a good step forward, it seems to cover most bases. I'm quite happy with what they offer so far, a nice balance between creator and audience. And I was not arguing that artists don't retain their rights, I was merely stating that once a work is out there in a digital form, the artist can't control it. He can do all kinds of things to protect his rights, but once its in ones and zeros those protestations are as useful as shouting at a wall to fall down.
Oh and DRM is the most useless thing in the world. It doesn't work, never has worked, and will never work. There is no replacement for it, because it was never needed in the first place. |
Why stop there, wouldn’t it be grand if my mechanic, rather than receive payment for his services, accepted a big ole hug? Or say, how about a nice thumbs up for the fella who just reshingled my roof. Or, at the end of the week, rather than collect a steady paycheck. wouldn’t it be great if your boss based your pay on what he/or she felt like doling out – or, even better, just gave you an enthusiastic pat on the back and exclaimed “job well done”?
Ok, and so but back here in the reality based community…