tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008330015576871059.post6039141160760887070..comments2013-11-09T06:24:04.376-08:00Comments on Amy Whitaker Writes: Life is One Big RemixAmy Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12484193535324374316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008330015576871059.post-67067631174360483102011-05-09T23:00:22.075-07:002011-05-09T23:00:22.075-07:00Thanks for all the links they were helpful. I was ...Thanks for all the links they were helpful. I was sitting at a church meeting the other day and we were talking about honesty and pirating music and movies came up. One of the guys made a comment saying, "Hey i'm a digital media major, when you download movies and music the people who really feel it are those who do the grunt work like mixing and editing. They are the first one to get pay cuts not the artist or the agents. Every time you download something illegally you are making it harder to provide for my family." I thought that it was really interesting way to think about it. I liked Lessig's thoughts on how to reform copyright laws. What do you think about them? After reading through the book do you think it'll be effective?Taylor Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974374327814225223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008330015576871059.post-80795144792210055992011-05-09T16:00:20.044-07:002011-05-09T16:00:20.044-07:00I definitely misspoke when I wrote "Knowledge...I definitely misspoke when I wrote "Knowledge shouldn't be bought and sold; it should be shared." I mean, that's a true statement, but you're right--it isn't knowledge that is being bought and sold thanks to fair use. So good catch. I think we're both on the same page, though, that current copyright laws (and all the misunderstanding that surrounds them) inhibit our intellectual creativity and our ability to access information in the most efficient way possible. I look forward to reading your post.Amy Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12484193535324374316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008330015576871059.post-65660363375610568472011-05-09T15:45:42.741-07:002011-05-09T15:45:42.741-07:00I think you have a good point--we should be wantin...I think you have a good point--we should be wanting to share content, and making our intellectual property laws more lax would certainly help with that. As of right now, though, we are completely allowed under fair use (and plain common sense) to share any knowledge that we derive. Facts are not copyright-able. I think my main struggle with this copyright debate is how much a commons-centric way of pooling content would create things that are more than just shallow, passing fads. Either way, I'm definitely going to blog about this post. Thanks for the food for thought.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788896669275663000noreply@blogger.com