Comments on: Changing copyright: the bigger picture http://www.techcentral.co.za/changing-copyright-the-bigger-picture/13488/ South Africa's technology news leader Wed, 16 May 2012 18:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: nevoda http://www.techcentral.co.za/changing-copyright-the-bigger-picture/13488/comment-page-1/#comment-4996 nevoda Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:06:09 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=13488#comment-4996 if the copyright situation, specifically for content producers, was so terrible there would be fewer artists in the world today than 5 years ago. however, the opposite has actually happened, more musicians with a larger audience. for 90% of musicians the issue that worries them is not piracy, its obscurity. the reason content copyright is such an issue is because of the distribution channel (i.e. record labels) cannot figure out how to monetise digital distribution. this should not be seen as the issue with all copyright materials if the copyright situation, specifically for content producers, was so terrible there would be fewer artists in the world today than 5 years ago. however, the opposite has actually happened, more musicians with a larger audience. for 90% of musicians the issue that worries them is not piracy, its obscurity.

the reason content copyright is such an issue is because of the distribution channel (i.e. record labels) cannot figure out how to monetise digital distribution.

this should not be seen as the issue with all copyright materials

]]> By: TonsoTunez http://www.techcentral.co.za/changing-copyright-the-bigger-picture/13488/comment-page-1/#comment-4971 TonsoTunez Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:51:37 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=13488#comment-4971 When consumers AND creators are happy everyone in the middle will have gotten digital distribution right. Neither consumers nor creators are happy at the moment. Copyright is NOT the problem ... It's a road map. Its principles set forth the guidelines that insure that our culture and humanity move forward by encouraging those who create the life blood for technology will continue to do so. Consumers crave what creators offer ... technology is no more than a conduit. It's the responsibility of those who devise technology to do so with the the realization that it is unwise to embrace positions that will suck the blood our of its own veins. When consumers AND creators are happy everyone in the middle will have gotten digital distribution right. Neither consumers nor creators are happy at the moment. Copyright is NOT the problem … It’s a road map. Its principles set forth the guidelines that insure that our culture and humanity move forward by encouraging those who create the life blood for technology will continue to do so. Consumers crave what creators offer … technology is no more than a conduit. It’s the responsibility of those who devise technology to do so with the the realization that it is unwise to embrace positions that will suck the blood our of its own veins.

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