well said : ) adam hyde wrote: > hey > > on the copyright issue ... > > i think it would be a good opportunity to provoke people to think about > copyright - to release a statement way outside of the arguments of this > debate, and go for the throat. in my mind that is a statement outlining > that we think the current debate is ridiculous because copyright is > broken and useless. > > so, perhaps the position to take, and one that might provoke people to > think and might also catch some news-space, is to tell people that we > dont want copyright at all... > > adam > > > On Sun, 2009-07-12 at 14:46 +1200, Douglas Bagnall wrote: > >> hello list. >> >> You have probably heard of fuss over "section 92a", a proposed amendment >> to copyright law that would allow for your internet connection to be cut >> when someone says you are using it piratically. It got passed as law, >> put on hold, thrown out, and is now perhaps fighting its way back. >> >> Throughout all of this ADA has had no position. It seems to me that we >> share considerable membership (that's you list subscribers) with the >> Creative Freedom Foundation who led the battle against section 92 -- but >> we probably also share members with APRA and SPADA who supported the >> proposal. So if we do take a position, it is not immediately clear what >> it should be. >> >> The CFF and its opponents are being terribly pragmatic and tactical in >> what they call for. They are fighting over what the actual law will look >> like, letter by letter. Personally I'm in favour of a far more anarchic >> situation than anything the CFF dares advocate. I understand their >> reasons, of course, but it makes me wonder: if ADA expresses an official >> opinion, should it be unashamedly fringe? Should put out press releases >> like they did manifestos 100 years ago? >> >> Probably nothing will come of this. I'm just curious as to whether ADA >> members want their trust to be making statements on stuff like this, and >> if so, what they want said. >> >> Douglas >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ada_list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ >>
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