On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 4:10 AM, Kaser, Derek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When it comes down to basics, though, consistency should be the presiding > principle. Prince can't change the law to suit what he wants at any given > moment. If he wants to argue that he had the right to have the YouTube video > taken down, then he needs to accept that the tribute artists have the right > to control how their work is released. If he wants to be able to control the > tribute artists, then he needs to accept/admit that he had no right to > request that the YouTube video get taken down. What it comes down to is that the copyright model of a single source of value and a distributed cost does not work in contexts where there are distributed creators or any kind of cultural composting or even where there are tensions between the makers and the subject of the work. Think ultrasounds, photos etc. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
