Sunday, April 15, 2007
Open Source in Arts, Writing - Collage not copyright
Open Source in Arts, Writing - Collage not copyright
Apr 15, 2007
Author Jonathan Lethem, would like to see copyright laws tweaked to recognize the intrinsically collaborative nature of art. Taking up the fight against lifetime-plus-70-years copyright laws, Lethem wrote a clear and heavily documented 13-page essay for Harper's magazine in February titled 'The Ecstasy of Influence: A plagiarism.' In this well-researched and convincing piece, Lethem compares ever-lengthening copyrights and patents to the fencing in of the public commons in ancient England for private use...
Lethem also plans to give away an option on the film rights to his novel 'You Don't Love Me Yet.' He explains why on his Web site: http://jonathanlethem.com
Read the full article from here @ Santa Cruz Seninel
Apr 15, 2007
Author Jonathan Lethem, would like to see copyright laws tweaked to recognize the intrinsically collaborative nature of art. Taking up the fight against lifetime-plus-70-years copyright laws, Lethem wrote a clear and heavily documented 13-page essay for Harper's magazine in February titled 'The Ecstasy of Influence: A plagiarism.' In this well-researched and convincing piece, Lethem compares ever-lengthening copyrights and patents to the fencing in of the public commons in ancient England for private use...
Lethem also plans to give away an option on the film rights to his novel 'You Don't Love Me Yet.' He explains why on his Web site: http://jonathanlethem.com
Read the full article from here @ Santa Cruz Seninel
Labels: advocacy, arts, copyright, creative-commons, films
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