The assertion being made is that the entertainment content industry is trying to reshape global law to benefit them to the disadvantage of everyone and everything else because of supposed losses due to piracy, when the actual numbers show them doing quite comfortably well and beating the average. They’re trying to claim piracy as an excuse to manipulate the laws of sovereign countries.

It’s very unrealistic in a capitalistic society to think “hey, they have money so they don’t need more!” is justified. I suggest putting that energy into supporting local/grassroots bands/organisations. Keep that money closer to the ground rather than in the ivory towers, etc. I’m an independent self-released artist and could really use some bones if you like my work 8)

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As for some solutions which take the little guy into account, what’s preventing you from getting legal remedies in the current system?  All we’re saying is that we don’t want more laws to take away more rights from anyone who isn’t a record company or movie studio.  How is that inconsiderate to you?

And, frankly, I don’t see how CC fits into this discussion at all.  All that CC offers is an optional license which falls between “all rights reserved” and “no rights reserved”.  It’s not mandatory and no one is advocating making it so.  It’s not an alternative set of laws which would replace copyright or anything like it.

But that isn’t really what this is about.

That said, I’m wondering what happens to the little guys & girls who rely on copyright laws to keep things straight with our clients?  

Example: Client A wants me to do a photo shoot for 7 bones + expenses because they “really like my work but have a super tight startup budget.” I say, the only way I can agree to 7 bones is if you accept my license terms (which rely on copyright laws) for specific areas of use. Deal. Six months later Client A runs with the licensed images beyond our agreement, using the shots in a $Gazillion multi platform ad campaign (I think, oh snap, they actually had a “budget” after all) OR Third Party C thinks everything that reaches their monitor is free as a bird and creates an interactive calendar/game with my images. 

I must say, I like having recourse via laws that can help me, the little guy, in situations like that. 

So it would be cool to see some balance in this copyright debate. Perhaps some solutions that take the little guys and girls into consideration beyond what CC offers. That’s reasonable isn’t it?

And please pay attention/
And listen to me…/
…Give us some time/
To blow the man down!

Screwing workers, firing workers, exporting jobs, screwing customers, poisoning customers, corrupting the legal system, bribing politicians, lying, bankrupting poor people.

All to increase dividends by 0.001%  so the CEO gets his $150 million bonus