Anyone who cares about creativity, copyright, and artistic freedom should check out this entertaining and important video:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/7675598<\/a><\/p>\n “\u00a9 kiwiright” is a 12 minute documentary about how copyright laws have been contorted to bene?t the ?nancial needs of corporate rights holders and no longer bene?ts the public nor the artists who create the work itself. Employing a fair-use argument, \u00a9 kiwiright” intercuts interviews with New Zealand lawmakers and technologists with Disney clips de?ning and commenting on copyright law.<\/p>\n The filmmaker calls “\u00a9 kiwiright” a “proof-of-concept” ?lm remixing footage from other ?lms released under Creative Commons licenses to build an argument against \u201cguilt upon accusation\u201d laws and to promote freedom of speech and expression. Copyright law is very important to protect artists and other people who create things ** – but a balance must be struck with the rights of citizens. “Big Media” is pursuing its interests – we should be pursuing ours.<\/p>\n Also check out: creativefreedom.org.nz<\/a><\/p>\n ** For example, my creative work SOFA Statistics<\/a> is protected by copyright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anyone who cares about creativity, copyright, and artistic freedom should check out this entertaining and important video: http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/7675598 “\u00a9 kiwiright” is a 12 minute documentary about how copyright laws have been contorted to bene?t the ?nancial needs of corporate rights … Continue reading
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