Here I thought that this essay would be a walk in the park, however, after today’s class I realized just in-depth the Copyright issue is. Here are my thoughts thus far….
When it was asked if copyright was connected to phrases in music I immediately thought about my current Intro to Music class. In the class we have been looking at music throughout history, all the way back to the Medieval Ages and up until the Twentieth Century. Many of the composers throughout the years have been borrowing phrases from each other. The most recent that comes to mind is Aaron Copland’s 1938 ballet, Billy the Kid. Copland borrowed phrases from a lot of the popular tunes of the time, many of them western. To my knowledge there was never a copyright issue over the matter. I find it interesting how copyright infringements have been going on for years; however it is only recently that they have become issues.
I don’t remember then names of any of this, but I couldn’t believe when Dr., Pound was talking about that artist who used super small phrases from a variety of artists, got sued and lost. It is understandable, especially when you’re going up against someone as big as Michael Jackson. However, the fact that people have been doing it for years and suddenly it’s such a big deal…unno.
I guess this means I am more on the side of people having access to other people’s work. Although I do think that people should get recognition for what they do. In that sense I think that Creative Common is awesome. It works under such a great concept of individualizing what you allow done with your work; I think it is a great step to figuring out the digital Copyright laws.
And here I thought I had nothing to say…well good luck on the LAST ASSIGNMENT everyone.
Wow, that is rediculous that people are being sued over this now when it has been going on for years. I agree that Creative Commons is an excellent idea for allowing people some uses of your work.
ReplyDeleteI found this site while working on this last assignment: http://c4canada.endofgreatness.com/
It details what the current Conservative Government is trying to push through regarding Canadian Copyright Legislation. The DMCA sounds like a terrible plan: it is copying what the Americans have it place, which favours big businesses and the economic side of the debate. This means user generated content would remain criminalized. I really hope this legislation does not go through - like I said in class, I think we need to meet both sides half way. We shouldn't be priveledging one over the other.