--- In [email protected], Richard BF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm also not a lawyer, just to get that out there, but my girlfriend
> is, and I've been involved with and negotiated copyright and the use
> of music in the past.
>
> Andreas pointed to other posts on the legalities and how he'd
> recommend that all videobloggers get educated on how rights
> management works. Absolutely. Learn what it is, and what it means for
> you.
>
> What hasn't been mentioned this time around, is why copyrights exist,
> apart from the money.
>
> Don't assume that by using a work, you are promoting or advertising
> that work. Copyright is not about making money, it is about retaining
> control over your work, and having the legal right to make decisions
> on where and how your work is used.
>
> What one person thinks is a promotion of a work, the original artist
> may see as slander, not befitting of the work, or against the
> principles of the artist, such as being used in a porn "video
> podcast" for example. This is why copyrights typically require you to
> get permission from the owner, although there are limited exceptions
> through the "fair use" provisions of the copyright act, which was
> created to allow educational, parody or reference (news reporting for
> example) use.
>
> Copyrights protect our culture, and they do that by allowing artists
> to take control of their work. This also allows them to charge money
> for the use of their work, in effect sponsoring them to create even
> more work, and subsequently progressing our culture even further.
>
> Unfortunately however, the system has become abused [RIAA/MPAA rant
> here], but people like Lawrence Lessig and Creative Commons are
> trying to fix it. You should also visit their site, and read about
> what they're trying to do to protect culture and your rights.
> http://creativecommons.org/
>
> Rights are good for you. My videoblog works are all Creative Commons,
> attribution non-commercial sharealike. I have the right to allow you
> to do whetever you like with my stuff, so long as you credit me as
> the creator, share your works with the same allowances, and don't
> make money off using it. I like having that right.
>
> Regards,
> Richard
>
Well said, Richard. Some people were starting to act like anal jerks
about this topic earlier. Glad you set us all straight without
nitpicking.
Kitka
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