On Fri, Sep 27, 2013, Bill Olson wrote: > > Hi all, I've been reading the mail here for a while, time to speak up > I guess. I'm not sure I get what the problem is.. I admit I haven't > read all the posts completely, but I guess I want to ask if there has > actually been a problem..
There has not been a problem *in* *the* *contra* *community*, but there have obviously been lots of problems with what is called intellectual property in our larger societies. How would you feel, for example, if suddenly the Disney Corp claimed copyright over contra dances and started sending lawyers to contra dances to extort money from you? This may sound ridiculous, but it's not really because it's not that different from events that have already occurred, and I don't blame people who want to worry about it -- nor do I blame people who want to ignore the issue, because it is in the end rather unlikely. After reading Jeff's latest post, I went back and removed the licenses from my dances again. ;-) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html
