Pete Prodoehl wrote:
>
> What a question! The incentive for truly creative people to create
> things is that they can't *not* create things!
Exactly Pete. And it the beauty is it *doesn't* have *anything whatsoever* to do with $$$.
> I create things because I enjoy creating things. It connects me with
> others. I get a good sense of satisfaction from the things I create. I
> can attempt to have control over the creation process. It keeps me sane.
>
> Why do I write, draw, record audio, and shoot video? The incentive is
> not the almighty dollar, that's for sure... As cliché as the "I do it
> for myself" thing might sound, it's pretty much true.
Right again Pete. :-)
Why do you think I do my podcast Clint? Because I ENJOY IT. Why do I write my little online soap opera I have Clint? Because I ENJOY IT. Why do you think I run a video blog of stupid people Clint? Because I ENJOY IT & SEE THE HUMOR IN THE STUPIDITY OF OTHERS (when there is humor to see of course :-) ).
Neither of these things are done for the specific purpose of makin' a sh*tload of $$$.
> (Also, I think you may be confusing "good" with "popular")
Naah Pete. I think he's just confusing doing stuff out of enjoyment with doing stuff for a living.
Good, then in a world without copyright, what I'll do is I'll just watch
for what you're creating and as soon as I see something I like, I'll
call it my own and commercialize it. Work for hire is bad enough, a
world without copyright is anarchy, and the people who would be getting
screwed the most would be the ones creating works.
It's a good point to make in the case of the artists vs. the record labels. But do you honestly believe it would be anarchist if someone thinks that a simple song such as HAPPY BIRTHDAY should be made public domain? C'mon Clint..
What you're missing is that copyright is necessary to give people the incentive to keep
creating, because I guarantee the first time I took what you did and
made a fortune on it that was rightfully yours, your motivation to be
creative would certainly be impaired. Ask some people who have had
famous works taken away from them under work for hire clauses and see
how they feel about trying to make a living as a creative person.
Only difference is Clint, we're not talking about just any ordinary piece of work here. We're talking about a song that's just as universal (if not more so) around the world as "Jingle Bells". Big difference dude.
That's not to say copyright is a perfect system.
You're right. It's not.
There are many issues with it right now that need to be resolved so that the public's
freedom's are protected. It's certainly better than the alternative though.
And just what would that be in your mind Clint? Anarchy? C'mon. You're not giving the American people enough credit. Sure, a "middle ground" needs to be reached. But either way you look at it, the path is just as long and wide.
Just a few things to think about. :-)
Cheers for now everyone :-)
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