Sunday, April 15, 2007
Norwegan Liberal Party Passes Resolution for File Sharing
Norwegan Liberal Party Passes Resolution in Favor of File Sharing
New Proposal Would Move Copyright Laws into the 21st Century
By TheCaptain, April 15, 2007
Norway's liberal party, Venstre, has recently passed a resolution that is nothing short of revolutionary-in favor of file sharing. Copyright law is out of date, the party says...technology now makes it such that current copyright laws actually impede the cultural progress that could otherwise take place, by stopping a tremendously efficient mechanism of sharing information. A new system is necessary that would facilitate the production of content while at the same time giving users access to it. The new resolution calls for a change of policy in four areas: file sharing, sampling, commercial copyright lifespan, and the use of digital rights management software (DRM).
Read this interesting article from Associated Content
New Proposal Would Move Copyright Laws into the 21st Century
By TheCaptain, April 15, 2007
Norway's liberal party, Venstre, has recently passed a resolution that is nothing short of revolutionary-in favor of file sharing. Copyright law is out of date, the party says...technology now makes it such that current copyright laws actually impede the cultural progress that could otherwise take place, by stopping a tremendously efficient mechanism of sharing information. A new system is necessary that would facilitate the production of content while at the same time giving users access to it. The new resolution calls for a change of policy in four areas: file sharing, sampling, commercial copyright lifespan, and the use of digital rights management software (DRM).
Read this interesting article from Associated Content
Labels: advocacy, copyright, europe, government, laws, norway
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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