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European Copyrights Expire; RIAA Nervous
colmore writes "This article in today's New York Times (free reg. req.) discusses the expiration of European copyrights for recordings made in the 1950s. Now "bootleg" labels can legitimately print a lot of still-popular early rock, country, jazz, and classical albums. The good folks at the RIAA are trying to establish stricter customs controls. So does this mean cheap Elvis or a diluted pool of products?"
Yay, I got fp and it r0x3rz my c0x3r
Two months ago I was buying a Radeon 9700 at Circuit City. The manager wanted $211.99 it. I informed him that I had just bought just such a card the previous week at a competing store for $111.59. I also told him that some day I would be able to buy a ATI card over the Internet for $399. He turned with a twinkle in his eye that caught me off my usual gaurd, laughed and said, "LOL, European Copyrights".
...the RIAA is nervous of YOU!
(Wish that was actually true.)
You apparently are not a creative individual. Copying or using another's work does not foster creativity. Learning from another's technique, using common themes from literature, creating a new medium to express yourself are wasy to foster creativity.
Lessig is only pandering to a small group of cheap bastards who don't want to pay for shit. He's really a pathetic excuse for a human being if he believes he's making a difference.