Julian Oliver wrote: > Without author-defined, legally-recognised copying rights I sincerely doubt > there would be a culture of contribution such that Free Software projects like > Firefox, Linux, BSD, (Flossmanuals) or Apache could exist, let alone art in an > aggressive mass-market culture industry.
Speaking of art, mainstream visual art doesn't rely on copyright at all -- it only cares about providence and exclusive possession. All the most expensive paintings are out of copyright. This continues with new media art, as far as I know: collectors buy expensive DVD-Rs and not licenses. Douglas _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
