How Creativity is Being Strangled by the Law
Tags: Creative Commons | IP | Law | Lessig | Mashups | Media | TED | VideoSince it’s Independence Day in the US, allow me to share a rousing talk about independence — specifically, creative independence. Creative Commons founder Larry Lessig spoke at TED about how creativity is being strangled by the law.
This is certainly no dry academic lecture: Lessig throws in Muppet Hunter D, Dancing Jesus, and Singing Bush. Watch, laugh, and free your mind.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Hopefully, Alfred. That’s why I oppose bad bills.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I’ve seen and felt when laws are being changed to suit only the needs and wants of the ones ruling. Oh yeah, please check my DA Journal and please comment as well, Sir Mike!
July 6th, 2008 at 1:10 am
And, like, if the law is trying to suppress creativity, wouldn’t that count as panlalamang sa kapwa? I mean, lowering others so you could come out on top?
July 6th, 2008 at 2:24 am
That’s exactly what offline media does when it belittles online media.
By the way, congratulations on your new title!
July 6th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Thanks, Sir Mike!
Sure, offline media often underestimates what online media can do, and often turns out to be less capable than online media. Even though some stuff in media online is taken from offline media, most of online and offline media are their own products. Take YouTube for example : It has TV-show episodes in there. What for? So fans or those who missed that episode can watch it. Why go through the trouble of recording and posting it? So many others would enjoy it.