RE: Ali's Good Copy Bad Copy

Ali said:
Good Copy Bad Copy wasn't what I was expected at all. I thought it was going to be a boring documentary about how wrong it is to use other people's work. Instead I was pleasantly surprised with the cultural movement the internet had with the making of music. I hear all he time how people are losing jobs in the music industry and the internet is ruining music. I disagree actually, and agree with the man who stated that the business has to embrace it and change. The power of the internet cannot be controlled nor should it, which was pointed out with the 'pirate bay' people. That would be violated our rights as people. I also found it very interesting that they were correct with they don't have the same laws we have here in America, so who are we to say it's wrong and interfere. I loved what Brazil was doing wit the music how awesome it was to come end the documentary with it coming back to the producer in America. These people don't want money they want to just create, they should be able to do just that.

I said:
we are disagreeing sharply on this Ali, (in friendly discourse, of course)

I spoke on this a couple of Blog entries ago (LOL- I posted a lot today)
I agree that the internet should not be controlled and I am pro creative expression, but as a creative myself, I do have pause with someone anywhere using my work without my permission, even if it is just to party. If they ask, I may be cool with it (though I doubt that they are partying without making ANY money)

also; I stated in my post on Good Copy Bad Copy
“I don’t think that because you like what I do, you are automatically entitled to it without my permission because you are a consumer.  Using that rationale, it won’t be around long because it is no longer profitable for the source of the work to bother producing it. “

These producers weren’t just using music for the sake of music, they were using an actual well-known artist’s piece who is hot right now and tweaked it to a style for their needs. If it was just music for music sake, why didn’t they just make their own? I am quite doubtful that they did not know that was Gnarls Barkley. It is used because it’s  “hot” right now.

I think there may be some form of middle ground, but this may not be the right one.

Just my thoughts,
JCIII

Wk1: Good Copy Bad Copy

Though it was longer than I expected when I sat down to look at it, Good Copy Bad Copy was an interesting documentary. I t truly generated the most passionate responses I have had to date regarding Copyright; even from the standpoint of a creative professional.

I can’t help but wonder throughout the piece if the responses from those who infringe would be the same if it was their work. Honestly I kept thinking that the reason most were so cavalier about their efforts was because it was someone else’s.

I thought a lot of the Copyright myth #6 that says that an original work created from someone else's work belongs to me.  When I watched the segments on GirlTalk and Tecno Brega, each seem to show some form of creative expression, but when I found myself trying to see things from their standpoint they point out the holes in that theory by, instead of pointing out the original recordings created and hanging their hat on that rationale; choosing to either point out others that have done it and not been penalizing (Tecno Brega/DangerMouse’s Gray Album) or saying that they aren’t hurting anyone and current laws are “inhibiting the flow of culture and Music”  (GirlTalk)

On another note, as I watched the rest of the video I noticed that that most of the violators did not care much either because it wasn’t a crime in their country or because it wasn’t work from their country For example, The Nigerian Piracy trade did not care about pirating "foreign" movies because, unlike Nigerian producers, the foreign producers didn't come in to their shops so the were less likely to get arrested.  In Sweden, the piracy, according to Pirate Bay, wasn’t illegal, though the work they shared wasn’t Swedish work.

Being a creative, I straddle the fence on creative freedom, but I don’t think that because you like what I do, you are automatically entitled to it without my permission because you are a consumer.  Using that rationale, it won’t be around long because it is no longer profitable for the source of the work to bother producing it.