Wk1 BP Entry 4 - EDM 613 MAC - Lit. Review

As my 6 month journey with my Literature Review comes to an end, I would like to say some final words to my paper.

Dear Lit. Review,

Well, we have had quite the ride these last several months. We had our good times, and some bad times as well. We had our late nights and our early mornings. I kicked you to the curb a handful of times, and you made me sleep on the couch for not keeping you APA happy. There were the times when I tried to make you feel more appreciated by synthesizing and rewriting you, but you always claimed to need more 1.5 inch space and more support from other people (specifically your "peer-reviewed" friends). I remember one time in particular where you told me that I needed to rewrite your introductory paragraph because it was too wordy and wasn't representing you to the potential you deserved. I was really embarrassed about this, and so I spent a good amount of time reworking and developing a better foundation for the both of us. I really felt we hit it off on a positive note, just to find out that I was hurting the both of us from the start. I am proud of myself for correcting that in our relationship and giving you what you finally desired: a body of 1200 to 1700 words. So now the time has come to where we must go our own ways. I know we will keep in touch and maybe even run into each other at the local EBSCOhost. All in all Lit. Review, we had a great time together and I wish you well in your new world of research. Take care and good luck.

Sincerely,
Gregg Eilers
Your author and caregiver

Entry 3 - Wk1 Comments to Bryan Antos - Copyright

wk1 reading: copyright issues

Bryan Antos’ Post:
Every day I work, I create video for my company that is seen by millions of people. But that video is protected by copyright that my company owns. I cannot post my work on youtube or anywhere. And that's a personal problem as I want as many people as possible to see my work. At the very least, I want my friends to be able to see it.

Additionally, not every piece is saved by my company. The best thing I ever produced (and was copied by Nike and NBA Productions, poorly, except for getting Marvin Gaye's version of the National Anthem, which is awesome) is gone forever. That is sort of devastating to me.

I understand the point of copyright but there will always be pirating. The trick is to embrace the new techniques and create a legal version of that. 5 years ago I suggested making shows available for download and I got laughed at. Every single person laughed at the idea. And now it's one of the biggest priorities of the company.

You just have to wait for the younger generation to get in there and try and change these laws. Like I said in a comment, the musical genius of an album like Paul's Boutique cannot really happen nowadays. That needs to change.

But you really have to give the law some credit. Being able to use any copyrighted work for parody or education is great.

My Comments:
Bryan. Great post. I was feeling your frustrations as I read your blog post about the art that you create for your company, and yet, you don't have the freedom to share what you have actually created because of copyright. I also think it is funny that your thoughts on making programs available for download were basically rolled over and pushed under the proverbial rug. Why does it always seem to be that when a great idea is produced, there is always the majority of the "big wigs" that think a radical way of thought is out of the realm of possibility?

I am curious though. Have you ever asked any of the ones that laughed at your idea five years ago about how they feel now? I hope that you have more opportunity to create change within your workplace and have the freedom to remix the culture that we live in! Good luck Bryan.

p.s. I wouldn't have laughed.

Wk1 BP Entry 1 - EDM613 MAC - Copyright

Many thoughts ran through my head as I watched the plethora of videos regarding copyright laws, Fair Use, and Creative Commons. Albeit, most of my thoughts were those of confusion and how my brain was dissecting the confusion. However, after digesting all the information, I feel that I have a better understanding of how copyright works and how organizations like Creative Commons is attempting to bridge the gap in allowing the creative mind the freedom to create and/or re-create. As technology continues to advance and public domain forces copyright laws to change and modify its parameters, Creative Commons, Fair Use, and all the other attempts to assist the freedom of creation will continue to expand. I really felt that the TED video featuring Larry Lessig put all of this into a grand perspective for me. There were many great aspects of his presentation, but I think the thing that struck me was his comments on how the "RW" (read/write) culture turned into a "RO" (read only) culture in the 20th century. Obviously we are seeing a major paradigm shift in this way of thinking because of the rapid change in technology advancement and the speed of the Internet at the turn of the 21st century. At any rate, copyright laws, Fair Use, and Creative Commons have their place, but its what is done to work with/around them to keep challenging culture to create and re-create something new and different for future generations.


The three photos used in this blog are from Flickr, under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License.

Photos attributed to:
"Shattered Copyrights" - ViaMoi
"creative-commons-logo-black" - Vinay Prajapati
"BAVC Fair Use 049" - Cirne