RE: "Hollywood hacking bill"

my thoughts on what should be communicated to the young folks are summarized in the following statement:

freedom is the ungated, unresticed right to engage experiece with the space defined by the outer limit of imagination. and

a tiny little monopoly can topple a great big democraacy in a few weeks. sterling

On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, Edward Barrow wrote:

>
>
> On Tuesday, October 01, 2002 5:28 PM, Nancy Willard
> [SMTP:nwillard[_at_]OREGON.UOREGON.EDU] wrote:
> <snip>
> >
> > "It is important to respect the copyright rights and financial interests
> of the
> > recording companies, even though there is strong evidence that the
> recording
> > companies are exploiting the recording artists, the real creators, and
> the
> > recording companies are abusing their monopoly power to overcharge for
> their
> > products." Say what???
> >
> > Any thoughts on what one should try to communicate to young people on
> these
> > issues would be welcome.
>
> I would start with their own creations, emphasising that copyright law
> gives them as creators the right to determine what happens to their work -
> and whether it is kept private, distributed freely, or exploited
> commercially.
>
>
> If more young people were armed with this knowledge, they would be better
> able to deal with the predations of the record companies.
>
> Edward Barrow
> New Media Copyright Consultant
> http://www.copyweb.co.uk/
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