Reading about freedom
Aug. 19th, 2002 10:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nfotxnReading and listening to what Lawrence Lessig has to say about modern intellectual property law. Why it restricts our freedom and places the power of control of our culture into the hands of few people. Why we're losing the battle to gain freedom and how fundamentally our culture values are being legislated in Washington (yeah, Ameri-centric as usual but hey it does effect us Canucks) without the implications being made apparent to the public.
His speech is available in MP3 format. It's long (30mins) and a big download (7.2mb) but worth the time I think.
There's a reason I don't buy DVD's or many large label CD's. I prefer to support artists by attending performances and buying goods online and at venue. I encourage people to "steal" music and discover new sounds. I personally care about enriching culture and therefore people's quality of life before further lining Hillary Rosen's pockets. Artists will still get paid, they'll just have to do it the way it's been done for a lot longer than records have been sold.
It's called performance.
His speech is available in MP3 format. It's long (30mins) and a big download (7.2mb) but worth the time I think.
There's a reason I don't buy DVD's or many large label CD's. I prefer to support artists by attending performances and buying goods online and at venue. I encourage people to "steal" music and discover new sounds. I personally care about enriching culture and therefore people's quality of life before further lining Hillary Rosen's pockets. Artists will still get paid, they'll just have to do it the way it's been done for a lot longer than records have been sold.
It's called performance.
