Pretending it's property leads to insanity like this. Policies built on a rotten foundation will collapse eventually; the heavier the policies, the harder they'll fall, and the more people will be crushed under the debris. It's like a concrete tower built on a foundation cotton candy. Except cotton candy is more structurally robust.
Nice strawman.
Nice red herring. (Look it up. You obviously don't know what "straw man" means either.)
So I'm going to assume you will always be working for free from here on out? Yes.
How noble of you. We look forward to seeing how that works out for you.
It's not noble. I make more money this way.
Are you related to CBS' William Paley?
Again, look up "straw man." (But the answer is no).
And now, fellow Techdirters, my sailors are going to tie me to this mast here so I can resist the siren song of the idiot troll. No matter how stupid its song, I shall not respond to the troll again. You know the story of Ulysses and the Trolls?
Ulysses wanted to hear the Trolls' song although he knew that doing so would render him incapable of rational thought. He put wax in his men's ears so that they could not hear, and had them tie him to the mast so that he could not jump into the sea. He ordered them not to change course under any circumstances, and to keep their swords upon him to attack him if he should break free of his bonds.
Upon hearing the Trolls' song, Ulysses was driven temporarily insane and struggled with all of his might to break free so that he might join the Trolls, which would have meant his death.
You know what rips of artists and creators? Censorship, which copyright is a form of.
Don't you dare justify your censorhsip on behalf of "artists and creators," you lying sack of shill. I am an artist and creator, and I need freedom of expression and a free internet.
Sorry, it's not emailing me comment alerts...First time comments are moderated, now that your comments have been approved any new comments you post there should show up instantly.
Copyright is fear based, not faith based. Freedom requires faith: in audiences, in culture, in the artist's own self, that one can thrive without restricting others. Copyright thrives on fear: that something terrible happens when culture, and people, are Free; that audiences don't love artists, and only force can get them to part with their money; that artists are victims; that the more open one is, the more victimized they will be.
This is also why I think Cory's piece, which starts out so promising, goes somewhat askew at the end, in proposing a blanket music tax for file sharing
That's disappointing, that he advocates that. :-(
This is also why I disagree with Cory's concept of "balance"
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Two words:
Maybe that's one and a half words, since .org isn't quite a word.
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My uncle has a barn...
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Re: Is it just me ?
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Re: Re: Information is not property, it is speech.
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Information is not property, it is speech.
Pretending it's property leads to insanity like this. Policies built on a rotten foundation will collapse eventually; the heavier the policies, the harder they'll fall, and the more people will be crushed under the debris. It's like a concrete tower built on a foundation cotton candy. Except cotton candy is more structurally robust.
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Nice red herring. (Look it up. You obviously don't know what "straw man" means either.)
So I'm going to assume you will always be working for free from here on out?
Yes.
How noble of you. We look forward to seeing how that works out for you.
It's not noble. I make more money this way.
Are you related to CBS' William Paley?
Again, look up "straw man." (But the answer is no).
And now, fellow Techdirters, my sailors are going to tie me to this mast here so I can resist the siren song of the idiot troll. No matter how stupid its song, I shall not respond to the troll again. You know the story of Ulysses and the Trolls?
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Re: Re: Re:
Don't you dare justify your censorhsip on behalf of "artists and creators," you lying sack of shill. I am an artist and creator, and I need freedom of expression and a free internet.
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Re: Re: This is CyberWar
http://questioncopyright.org/redefining_property
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Watching the watchers?
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Re: Re: Watching the watchers?
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Fear based
That's disappointing, that he advocates that. :-(
"Balance" is the weasel word of the year. http://mimiandeunice.com/2010/09/28/balance/
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Re: This is why I'm confused
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Oh just get it over with
Then ban the printing press. Letting People spread gossip and information willy-nilly was never a good idea.
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Re: Maybe that's the point?
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The Judith Griggs of Academia
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Out of touch
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Re: Agree.
Before even that, it happened with the invention of writing, and the transition from oral to literate cultures.
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