Thanks man ;)
No problem with the linking, but, where is the link? I don't see it, so I
can't go to your blog. Sorry.
Also, as for films and music... Let me be clear, I don't see it as a "wrong"
or "bad" thing, to go to the cinema or rent a movie in DVD. But given my poor
financial situation, I don't do it very often. Which is sad, because I love
films. Not believing that piracy is the answer I found a "solution" of sorts.
LIke I have said in another topic, there is a difference between me as a USER
and me as a PROGRAMMER. The way I must be respected in each one is different.
With movies it is the same. If I am a person who only WATCHES movies, I have
different needs than a person who also MAKES movies. With that in mind, I
have discovered that there are many good movies that one can WATCH for free,
for the simple reason that they were not made with commercial purposes in
mind, they were made for one or more of the following reasons:
1. Students of drama, cinema, special effects, etc, make movies to try and
learn new things.
2. People make movies because they want to show an idea or a concept to the
world (let it be religion, politics, sciences, whatever).
3. Some people actually make a movie to pay tribute to a pre-existent
character or story they like. These used to be on the border of the law
(people wouldn't ask for permission from copyrights holders) but now thanks
to the fan base actually praising them are in a much more "legal state"
(companies like DC and Lucasfilms actually changed their policies and now
accept, encourage and even at times give some credit, to people who make
movies based on their characters, as long as they follow some basic rules).
4. Some people make movies they want to sell, and decide the best way to sell
a HD 3D Bluray, is by allowing everyone to watch their movie in SD for free
and if they like, they buy the bluray, if they don't no one is harmed =)
I can give you some examples:
http://www.decayfilm.com/
http://www.thehuntforgollum.com/
http://vimeo.com/maddkau49 (this guy has been doing college films since the
70s!!!)
http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/
http://whitestonemp.com/ (they have some good films, one is based on wizard
of oz characters which I believe is Public Domain)
http://www.godboutentertainment.com/ (great horror movies, some original,
some based on previous works)
I have hundreds more in my collection, but these are just to give you an
idea. As you can see, some are CC licensed, others are copyrighted originals
distributed for free by the creator, others are tributes to exiting
characters (with even the copyrights owners contributing to the making!) and
others are.... Well, there is great diversity xD
Also, you have a lot of good quality movies in Public Domain already (even if
Mickey Mouse Law has prevented some other good ones from entering Public
Domain already), and a search on internet archive will give some results.
I don't know much about musics, but for movies, you have lots of good movies
to watch, and there are also quite some that under CC can be changed. Both
respect your freedom depending which needs you have.
Anyway, I support CC, as does him ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Ddumty4mk
watch it. eheh
