The more into vlogging I get, the more convinced I am that this stuff is so important. I just read Lessig's "Free Culture," JD's "Darknet," checked out the EFF site and other resources.
I understand that the media giants are scared, and I think they should be. They are basically huge teams of lawyers, accountants, Marketers, and MBA's who hire temps (directors, actors, writers, etc.) to make projects. They use the legal system as their point of leverage. but technology is making that system ineffective. I think I read that at this point around 60 million people have illegally downloaded music. That's not a system that's working. I spend a good bit of my time chasing my students around telling them not to use copyrighted music w/the videos they post on our website. What I tell them is that, this is the law now, and if you don't like it, work to change it. But when they go home to vlog from there, I'm sure most will do what they want. I don't know how we get a more reasonable IP situation going, but I think panels like this are great. At least we are having a discussion. Thanks for putting this up JD. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If anyone thinks "oh they wont come after me", think again. My > internet radio station had a relatively small listener base. The > station didnt make any money at all. No advertising. No donations. > Nothing. The majority of the music played was indie music. On > occasion, a DJ would mix it up and throw in a more popular tune. > > First, the RIAA threatened me. Then, they came after me. > > The end result? I dont run an internet radio station anymore. > > David > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy <markus@> wrote: > > > > "wow" is right (the last audible statement in the recording) > > > > <sarcasm> > > i love how MPAA's notion of "education" is taking the old "scared > > straight" approach > > </sarcasm> > > > > it appears that their idea of education is more like what most folks > > call a threat > > > > mainly they tell stories about the different ways they can litigate > your > > butt > > > > > > thanks for the url steve > > > > > > > > > > Steve Garfield wrote: > > > > >If you are interested, listen to the panel at SXSWi. > > > > > >The Future of Darknets: Can Hollywood See the Light? - Monday, March 13 > > > > > >http://server1.sxsw.com/2006/coverage/ > > >SXSW06.INT.20060313.FutureOfDarknets.mp3 > > >or > > >http://tinyurl.com/oqsqg > > > > > >Darknet pioneers and representatives from the movie and music > > >industries square off over the new realities of digital distribution > > >over private spaces online. > > > > > >Kori Bernards, VP Corp Comm, Motion Picture Association of America Inc > > >Heather Champ Community Mgr, Flickr > > >Mark Ishikawa, BayTSP > > >Dave Toole, CEO, Outhink > > >JD Lasica, Exec Dir, Ourmedia > > >Ian Clarke, Coord, Freenet Project Inc > > > > > > > > >On Mar 18, 2006, at 6:40 AM, Paul Knight wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>I doubt whether, the RIAA or MPAA is watching any of our videos, > > >>because as a community we are still pretty small. > > >> > > >> > > > > > >--Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > markus sandy > > > > http://apperceptions.org > > http://digitaldojo.blogspot.com > > > 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/
