On 3/15/06, Pete Prodoehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The reason I think all of this stuff is important is that I want to see
videoblogging grow and grow, and pretty much explode, and I want to see
it done without violating the rights of artists. I want to see it done
in a way that steps around all that is wrong with the RIAA and MPAA and
those that would see us crushed beneath their wheels
Although the RIAA and MPAA cast their nets ever wider (the stupidity of desperation), I wouldn't want fear of them to stop us all pushing the boundaries. Artists' rights are important, but there needs to be a balance between an artist earning a fair living from his/her work, and copyright being used to stifle important new forms of creativity.
Again, I point to JD's mashup video, which showed some amazingly creative stuff is being made that under current law has no right to exist, yet brings pleasure to a lot of people and is, at worst, neutral in its impact on the original artists. Is a Charlie Brown cartoon harmed by being mashed up with a pop song 30 years younger than it is? I doubt it. But because the law offers no protection for such creative re-use, it had to be removed from ourmedia when the copyright owner (United Features Syndicate) complained.
This is an area of law which needs to be tested by the courts, but won't be if we all hide under Creative Commons.
And, I reiterate: the music currently available under Creative Commons does not suit every need. I did look once for Indian music to use in my trailer, and did not find it. Someone in this thread said something about using popular music being "easy". Damn right, and that's part of the reason I do it. I don't get paid for videoblogging, already rarely have time for shooting, editing, processing and posting, and don't have more hours to spend identifying the right music with the right license.
I would gladly pay what it's worth for the right to use copyrighted music. But it needs to be easy. Many people downloaded music illegally because it was by far the easiest way to get music. Now that Apple has made it easy to get music legitimately, they've sold 1 billion tracks. I suspect that if someone comes up with an easy way for creative people to pay a reasonable fee for use, many/most will do it. Someday someone will build a business around this, though right now it's probably not worth it because the market of creators is much smaller than the market of listeners.
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best regards,
Deirdré Straughan
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