Microlog

No Copyright Intended

“Remix culture is the new Prohibition, with massive media companies as the lone voices calling for temperance. You can criminalize commonplace activities from law-abiding people, but eventually, something has to give.” I half agree with this; remix culture (fan edits, supercuts, etc) is one thing — and a good thing at that — but the apparent misapprehension of copyright among young people (that it’s just a means of attribution, not of protection of artists’ livelihoods) is another matter entirely.

Sun 08 Jan 2012 at 11:33   ·


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You are reading No Copyright Intended, a Microlog entry by MacDara Conroy. It is filed under Arts & Culture, and was published in January 2012.

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#andybaio #copyright #webculture #youtube


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This day in history: 08 January


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Sun 08 Jan 2012 at 11:37
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Sat 07 Jan 2012 at 16:06