Jaywalking vs copyright infringement
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- Riffing on a recent TechDirt post on different views of copyright, “one of our commenters has written up a blog post for Dvorak.org [from whence came the great pic on the right] discussing how hard it is to not infringe on copyrights, noting that the original system was not built for a digital world,” says Mike Masnick, quoting the item thus »»»
In the good old days in order to infringe on a copyright you had to physically publish a song or a book without permission by printing it onto paper via a printing press. There was no other way to copy or infringe on a song or a book and there was no such thing as a performance right protected by copyright.
Nowadays we infringe copyrights numerous times throughout the day without even thinking about it. Watching an unauthorized SNL clip on YouTube. Playing the radio in the background at work where customers can hear. Loaning a copy of your Finding Nemo DVD to play at your kids’ daycare. Downloading clip art to use in a personal scrapbook. Scanning your own wedding photos. Forwarding a funny photograph to a friend. Loaning a co-worker some software. Etc., etc., etc…
Copyright laws are so utterly pervasive in our lives that we simply cannot reasonably function without at least some innocent infringement. I personally think it’d be easier to avoid jaywalking and speeding than it would be to avoid infringing. So my question to you guys and gals, how long do you think you could last without infringing a copyright?
“Indeed,” adds Masnick.
Dvorak.org – How long could you last without infringing a copyright?, May 11, 2009
Mike Masnick – How Long Can You Go Without Infringing On Copyright?, May 12, 2009
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May 12th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
1 minute, only becuse my work PC does not access any good sites.
May 12th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
.. always looking forward to the next infringement, gives me the goose bumps thinking of some asshat losing his hair stressing over something as fundamental as sharing…
sharing is caring, so keep on caring.
stw
May 12th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Personally I think Jaywalkers should be shot on site and copyright infringers should be given the gun used to shoot the Jaywalkers……..
No really.
But I do like how the two subjects intrigue ones mind..
May 12th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
i bet that idea is copyrighted somewhere…
May 12th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Oh, it’s worse than that.
Think about it a minute. Any time anything is created in the US it’s automatically copyrighted. So when you make a website guess what? It’s copyrighted in the US by default. And what do browsers do? They copy the page for display when you go to a site. So going anywhere on the net with a US line or to a US site, means you are infringing before you even view the page.
What about the legal system? Bet those lawyers don’t get approvals to use copyrighted items before showing them in court. Newspapers, official documents that are now often claimed to be copyrighted by the state in order to obtain fees, court documents on case law, all are copied fairly freely by those who wish the data to support their case or to fight in the defendant’s behalf.
Why aren’t we hearing about cases where Xerox is being held up for copyright infringement through third party? Books, sheet music, even your mother’s needlepoint pattern are all copyrighted.
This could go on for a long while, putting out subjects that are copyrighted and yet no one pays any mind to the fact.
Only when you get to the entertainment industries and their watchdogs do you go to hearing of court cases against copying. Established status quo is being sought for the buck.
May 12th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Where did you get your little tweetie bird for follow p2pnet?
May 12th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
@Maizie
I made it. Help yourself
http://www.p2pnet.net/images/tw.gif
Cheers!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
I jaywalk too… and I’m in Chicago, where they occasionally give lip service to the media about doing something about pedestrians. Me, I’m taking the roads back.