tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984878904677435781.post4356939016998602864..comments2023-04-29T09:26:48.045-05:00Comments on Strange New Worlds: 2010: Copy RightsAndy Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421758303392878100noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984878904677435781.post-92015422671528561332010-09-16T10:59:52.497-05:002010-09-16T10:59:52.497-05:00They have already changed some. The introduction o...They have already changed some. The introduction of the GPL and GNU licences is fairly recent. The main problem I foresee is the tightening of the laws and the introduction of licences that only benefit huge corporations. I don't recall off the top of my head where I read this, but a few years ago I read that the big companies were trying to get rid of the "your made it you own it" copyright. Basically any art, literature, any thing, that you put online had to be registered with some big catalog for a fee. The problem is that artists and writers who are rather prolific would have to pay a fee each time they posted something. This also meant that anything posted online without being registered was fair game. I don't know if the big guys are still trying for it, but I'll see if I can dig up more info.salsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973444502124694236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984878904677435781.post-10999491240698456952010-09-15T12:56:48.537-05:002010-09-15T12:56:48.537-05:00I agree, Courtney, that the lesson plan thing is r...I agree, Courtney, that the lesson plan thing is rather ridiculous, especially because we're never claiming credit for the picture. If we show our classes a picture of an Antarctic base, we're not claiming that we actually went out and took the picture. We just want to show the class what Antarctica looks like.<br /><br />However, the internet seems to stretching copyright laws at the very least. Fanfiction seems to be a good examples of this. So long as you actively deny ownership of the ideas behind your work, I don't think you can be sued. And I doubt that the person who's photo you're using in a lesson plan is ever going to track you down.<br /><br />The internet seems to have made copyright laws a very grey area, but I don't know how much more they'll change.AmeliaLinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875323148050143356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984878904677435781.post-29807619127991686502010-09-14T20:32:52.227-05:002010-09-14T20:32:52.227-05:00Sure. Sorry I thought I linked it in the title for...Sure. Sorry I thought I linked it in the title for some reason.<br /><br />http://craphound.com/littlebrother/Cory_Doctorow_-_Little_Brother.htm<br /><br />That should link to the actual book, then just scroll down and read the part titled "THE COPYRIGHT THING"<br /><br />http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/<br /><br />This shows what you can actually do with Little Brother, like re-mix it or share it.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957354806280731615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984878904677435781.post-70948356851148686432010-09-14T19:05:23.178-05:002010-09-14T19:05:23.178-05:00Courtney, can you point folks to a particular Doct...Courtney, can you point folks to a particular Doctorow article or interview expressing his copyright views? Apologies if this was already addressed upstream.Andy Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421758303392878100noreply@blogger.com