I ♥ Stephen Soderbergh

[waider]

I don't think somebody who creates something should have their rights violated. Yet we have a culture in which creating something like [Danger Mouse's] The Grey Album can get you thrown in jail. That's sad. It's an astonishing, amazing piece of work that should be heard. (link)

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[richtermom.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, the collary is that if you adapt "traditional" stories, etc. or buy up creative outlets, and also lobby the American congress heavily, you can preserve your copywrite for life plus X number of years now. Disneycorp was a major mover behind getting copywrite protection extensions on the books; it means lots of resources for stuff like genealogy and history won't be able to get put on the web as a shared resource for a LOT longer.

[waider.livejournal.com]

I think (a) you're preaching to the converted and (b) you completely missed the point I was highlighting above...