Good God, I sure hope so. It's about time we stand up for what we believe in and tell corporate c*nts who don't even care about the content they're protecting to shove it up their a$$.
Copyrights aside... I think it's more important to set up some online free system to contact either an individual or a company in order to facilitate the process of asking to use/sample content. Musicians, film-makers and artists should all have freely avaliable contact details (to themselves or an agent). If no contact details are available on this copyright contact network, we should not be held liable to be sued. [I _know_ this is a bold statement... but this subject has driven me to bold beliefs]. I love your Star Trek video, Verdi... I wish I played that when I was a kid, unfortunately my brother and sister were much older than me and never wanted to play! Kitka http://www.kitkast.com/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Enric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It looks like 2006 is the year Videobloggers start to become > aggressive and begin kicking some traditional media ass. > > ;) > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Olsen" > <reallystinkyguy@> wrote: > > > > > > http://mnstories.com/video/rb/rb_sxsw_darknets.mov > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Verdi" <michael@> wrote: > > > > > > Hey, > > > I'm back from SXSW. The Darknets panel was a good and touched on > some of the > > > copyright issues. Personally, I think a system where something > like "The > > > Grey Album" is illegal, doesn't work. Now the MPAA (they had a > > > representative on the panel) and the RIAA still look at this as > theft. As > > > long as that's the case, things are not going to change. And they > certainly > > > won't listen to me as an individual on the issue. But if people in > aggregate > > > willfully disregard these laws where they're just plain stupid, I > think, > > > they'll be forced to come up with some sort of solution. Just as > background > > > - I come at this as an artist who very much respects people's > right to get > > > paid for their work and on the other hand I also believe that by > > > contributing to and participating in culture (popular and > otherwise) you > > > give up total control over your work. A few years ago I made a > short film > > > about my brother and I playing Star Trek as kids (here's the link > all you > > > fellow Star Trek nerds: > > > http://www.michaelverdi.com/video/mjplaystartrek.mov). I wrote to > > > Paramount asking for the right to use the tricorder and > > > transporter sounds. What I got back from them was a letter > explaining how I > > > could not use (with no option to license for a fee) those sounds > along with > > > the words "Spock", "Enterprise" or "Phaser." I just think that's > complete > > > bullshit. We didn't play Star Voyages as kids or run around with > Quadcorders > > > or something. It was Star Trek. Those are my memories and this > film is my > > > way of remembering. I don't really give a shit if you've > trademarked that > > > stuff - it's part of the culture and they've benefited from that > by both > > > ripping lots of others off in the ideas behind it and in the > billions of > > > dollars they've made because of it. > > > > > > -Verdi > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
