Since writing this article last week, it's come to my attention that cultural Freedom #0 (or Freedom #1 for us non-programmers) is problematically vague. "Use" could mean anything - including study, distribute, and change. Prior to my looking up the Four Freedoms at freedomdefined.org, I had banged out my own:
1. The freedom to view, hear, read, or otherwise attend to the Work;
2. The freedom to study, analyze, and dissect copies of the Work, and adapt it to your needs;
3. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor;
4. The freedom to improve the Work, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits
My first instinctive cultural Freedom #1 may actually be better than the one I quoted in the article.
Even Richard Stallman has pointed out the distinction between creative cultural works like art/music, and objects/tools like coffee tables and software.
the industry has done a rather impressive targeted PR job of branding anyone who actually presents evidence and facts about the harm done by copyright law as simply supporting "piracy," which then gets lumped in with all sorts of other awful things.
Dammit, this artist wants to testify before Congress! Wearing this.
...Milton really recognizes why this is an opportunity, rather than a threat. It's amazing that so few entertainment industry execs have figured out the same thing.
That's because the mainstream entertainment industry can more easily buy politicians and write legislation than the porn industry. Porn has to accept market realities; mainstream Big Media tries to dictate them.
Gah! Either you didn't leave me a message on FB; or if you did, I failed to connect it with your friend request. I can't distinguish between real people and random spammers without a message. Try again? Thanks!
M.E.R.C,H. stands for Mimi & Eunice Raise Cash, Hopefully. I'm exploring unusual publishing options now, focusing on "adding value" through materiality.
One cool idea is to make sets of little 3.5" x 1.25" (approx) card-strips in themed sets. You could hand them to people who, uh, need them. I've made some prototypes and am waiting for the strip's audience to build before investigating mass-production.
Gum would be fun, too.
This, by the way, is where traditional distributors and publishers can be hugely helpful - pushing real, physical objects into real, physical points of sale. They're great at that. Little indies like me can compete with them online, but in the material world, I'd rather partner with them than try to compete.
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Re: ...missing the point a bit.
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Alternative Four Freedoms
My first instinctive cultural Freedom #1 may actually be better than the one I quoted in the article.
On the post: Even 'Free' Culture Supporters Sometimes Have Difficulty Living Up To Their Own Principles
Re: free culture
Even Richard Stallman is wrong sometimes.
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On the bright side
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Re: RE: public domain is understood by some artists, some of the time
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Liquortarian
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Dammit, this artist wants to testify before Congress! Wearing this.
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Fee-dom
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trademark search
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Copyright grants you a right to exclude, not a right to get paid
My favorite line in the article.
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Re: What am I missing here?
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monster fight
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anti-competitive
http://ninapaley.com/mimiandeunice/archives/rivalrous-vs-non-rivalrous/492
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porn can't legislate
That's because the mainstream entertainment industry can more easily buy politicians and write legislation than the porn industry. Porn has to accept market realities; mainstream Big Media tries to dictate them.
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Re: Nina.....
Can you read?
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One cool idea is to make sets of little 3.5" x 1.25" (approx) card-strips in themed sets. You could hand them to people who, uh, need them. I've made some prototypes and am waiting for the strip's audience to build before investigating mass-production.
Gum would be fun, too.
This, by the way, is where traditional distributors and publishers can be hugely helpful - pushing real, physical objects into real, physical points of sale. They're great at that. Little indies like me can compete with them online, but in the material world, I'd rather partner with them than try to compete.
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