Remix

RIP! A Remix Manifesto is a fantastic documentary about the current state of copyright, which is incredibly relevant in Canada right now since the government is about to pass legislation similar to the awful stuff from USA. Many people, including Cory Doctorow and Michael Geist have written extensively about the issue, and a couple of advocacy groups have also tried to get the message out (none of whom I can recall at the moment). With a majority government, it looks like the bill will pass without many changes. Now, there are good parts to the bill but the digital locks provision seems to cancel it all out. Seems we need to have change, and it doesn't seem like it would be too difficult. People adapt, change and learn to make a living off their works. Why can't large corporation do the same? Technology makes our lives easier.

Also, why would you SUE your customers? Doesn't make a lot of sense. Then again, I've got a Creative Commons license on this blog so I guess my thoughts are pretty obvious. FYI, it's really easy to get a something that covers the simplest copyrights. I don't mind people quoting me or even "stealing" what I've created since I take images from the web all the time with crediting who created it. I hope, and I guess this is a horrible assumption, when readers see a professional image that I didn't take it. Sadly, since so many people do what I do, it's hard to find who to credit. When I do find the creator, I credit them (at least I will from now on).

Okay, I'm done.