Comments on: RIP: A Remix Manifesto http://www.melissaland.net/blog/2009/05/rip-a-remix-manifesto/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:38:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Melissa http://www.melissaland.net/blog/2009/05/rip-a-remix-manifesto/#comment-3475 Melissa Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:04:43 +0000 http://www.melissaland.net/blog/?p=631#comment-3475 A thoughtful comment Arun....I hope you might be able to attend Friday's screening and join in on the conversation following the film. Paul Rapp (www.paulrapp.com), an intellectual property lawyer, writer + professor who lives and works in Housatonic, will be apart of the mix as well that evening. A thoughtful comment Arun….I hope you might be able to attend Friday’s screening and join in on the conversation following the film. Paul Rapp (www.paulrapp.com), an intellectual property lawyer, writer + professor who lives and works in Housatonic, will be apart of the mix as well that evening.

]]> By: South county boy http://www.melissaland.net/blog/2009/05/rip-a-remix-manifesto/#comment-3473 South county boy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:31:44 +0000 http://www.melissaland.net/blog/?p=631#comment-3473 Creative Commons is all the rage these days. But Lessig is a tool. Watering down your copyright protections seems to be the in thing to do to assuage the new generation of new media folk that think all music, pictures, and video should be free. Hello? Just because these products are barely tangible in an age of ultra-high bandwidth does not mean a heck of a lot more time, money, and effort went into making it than the fucking pint of beer people gladly pay several dollars and tip for. Don't get me wrong, I recognize the value of spreading the good word for free. Back in the day we used to call these "promos" or "in-store gigs". But throwing away the livelihood of artists will have horrible effects on our culture and countless people who are drawn to such a path, not to mention who will be the wealthy among us and able to influence the world with their resources. Ten years ago people suddenly thought music was free because of the advent of Napster. Then Apple came along with a stupid simple idea and gave people a way to legitimately purchase music via download. Where is Napster now? Where is iTunes? Chaos always comes before order. History is a testament to the fact. Creative Commons is no replacement for a rewrite of Copyright law that adequately protects artists in the 21st century. And yes, order will come. Creative Commons is all the rage these days. But Lessig is a tool. Watering down your copyright protections seems to be the in thing to do to assuage the new generation of new media folk that think all music, pictures, and video should be free.

Hello? Just because these products are barely tangible in an age of ultra-high bandwidth does not mean a heck of a lot more time, money, and effort went into making it than the fucking pint of beer people gladly pay several dollars and tip for.

Don’t get me wrong, I recognize the value of spreading the good word for free. Back in the day we used to call these “promos” or “in-store gigs”. But throwing away the livelihood of artists will have horrible effects on our culture and countless people who are drawn to such a path, not to mention who will be the wealthy among us and able to influence the world with their resources.

Ten years ago people suddenly thought music was free because of the advent of Napster. Then Apple came along with a stupid simple idea and gave people a way to legitimately purchase music via download. Where is Napster now? Where is iTunes?

Chaos always comes before order. History is a testament to the fact. Creative Commons is no replacement for a rewrite of Copyright law that adequately protects artists in the 21st century. And yes, order will come.

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