An interesting video I came across about the main issues concerning fair use, copyright, and video mashups. Highlights from my transcription below:
We're seeing this blossoming of amateur cultures, video remixes and creativity, and a lot of these works are circulating on the Internet.
Copyright law is all about balance........
YouTube is an ample resource of music that so far has no analogs in the Internet. Everybody knows that millions of videos can be found here and can be enjoyed for free. YouTube's policy regarding the protection of copyrights doesn't allow downloadin…
YouTube is an ample resource of music that so far has no analogs in the Internet. Everybody knows that millions of videos can be found here and can be enjoyed for free. YouTube's policy regarding the protection of copyrights doesn't allow downloadin…
A new blog is officially online for discussing music on the Web, with debates on payments to artists and issues related to copyright.
It's called a2f2a (artists to fans to artists), and here's the mission statement as stated on the blog page: (continue...)
The Open philosophy as applied to movies & animations deals with three related concepts:
* open, collaborative projects maintained by a community;
* open source software;
* the copyleft / public domain side of the digital rights spectrum.