Copyright Cannot be Coerced into Kindness · Wednesday June 21, 2006 by Crosbie Fitch
drew Roberts said 6634 days ago :
Personally, I like copyleft.
For a few reasons.
I am not to thrilled at the thought of some big copyright holder making a derivative of my works and closing them off to me and trying to sell them back to me.
BTW, if it is not public domain, it is copyright whether we like it or not in most places right?
Using a copyleft, builds in some incentive for the big players to curtail their constant requests for copyright extensions. They will at some point want to get their hands on the good copyleft works.
I am not sure we have found the best terms yet for copyright works that are not code. (Or code for that matter, but different thoughts come to mind for each.)
As to bringing suits, while I may not personally, there would be nothing stopping me from making a deal to assign my copyright to someone who might then do it. The threat is real. In my country now, if my lawer friend explained it to me right, you can get I think 4 or 5 years for being in posession of a knock off CD or DVD which you purchased thinking it was the genuine, approved article.
all the best,
drew
http://musicians.opensrc.org/DrewRoberts
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Copyright only has teeth if you’re either wealthy or a publisher and your infringer is either wealthy or a publisher (or poor, and you’re a sadist).
90% of the power within copyright enforced copyleft licenses does not come from copyright’s teeth, but from peer pressure and opprobrium. The other 10% comes from fear and superstitious awe of this legal anachronism.
If you’ve no intention of courting or prosecuting a publisher, either now or in the future, then you do not need copyright, you only need peer pressure and opprobrium as backup.
Publish your art as free culture, and the public will protect what’s theirs.
You don’t need to put the frighteners on your fellow man.
Copyright does not respect our human right to artistic freedom.
Freeculture does.
When you set your art free, state this intent clearly.
Solo artists:
This is a work of free culture. It respects all artists equally: those whose work I build upon, myself, and those who build upon my work. I hope some day you’ll join us.
Groups:
This is a work of free culture. It respects all artists equally: those whose work we build upon, ourselves, and those who build upon our work. We hope some day you’ll join us.