> > You're conceiving of this from the opposite angle, saying that the > little guy should get the benefit of the doubt; I'm arguing that > whenever that's the situation it is the little guy who gets shut out. > If you want an environment that is fair to the little guy, you can > only have it by making it a level playing field for the big guy too.
Actually, you can also have an organized collective... a Guild. http://blog.ourtu.be/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=15&blogId=1 This was where the discussion that was initiated by rox last year was more or less based on. Not sure if it is the best approach, but it's worthy of discussion and consideration. A group, http://groups.google.com/group/ourtube, and blog, http://ourtu.be, were started to have these discussions... but it seems that the topic wants to stay here on this list instead, which is fine. So, a Net Video Guild? Could it help empower the "small guy" voice in this space? sull On 1/28/07, Lucas Gonze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 1/28/07, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<david%40captainhumphreys.com>> > wrote: > > I think the reasonable > > person can find a fair course through the complex. I think we're > > doing that -- as Roxanne suggests -- by having these discussions > > here. > > So here's the fair course that I see -- there should be clear and > unambiguous agreements which apply the same way to all comers. > Whether you're black or white, rich or poor, a jerk or a nice person, > an individual or a rich corporation, the terms should be the same. > > That's way I disagree so strongly when you say this: > > > I do want to constrain corporations from profiting on > > my back without compensating me. This thread is not about artists > > blurring the lines of other artist's CC licenses by grabbing content > > that is expedient to grab. It's about funded companies like > > MyHeavy.com and Magnify infringing our copyright and profiting by > > doing so without compensating us. > > From my perspective this is wrong because it puts the onus on who you > are rather than whether you keep your promises. > > Why is that so wrong? Because when the onus is on who you are, the > loser is always the little guy. The big guy can get his calls > returned, the little guy can't even get the phone number. For > example, I challenge you to license a hit song like "My Way" for your > videoblog. You won't even be able to find somebody to tell you no. > > You're conceiving of this from the opposite angle, saying that the > little guy should get the benefit of the doubt; I'm arguing that > whenever that's the situation it is the little guy who gets shut out. > If you want an environment that is fair to the little guy, you can > only have it by making it a level playing field for the big guy too. > > -Lucas > > -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
