Interview With Lawrence Lessig On Future Rights

tres3 writes "In an interview with the O'Reilly Network Mr. Lessig discusses many current issues that may have future legal implications. He starts with MGM's request for Certiorari in the Grokster case. His conclusion is that ReplayTV was forced out of business by a legal challenge, not a legal victory. Lessig continues on to discuss, among other things, The Creative Commons and their new Sampling License and how it may affect the way that some movies and music, that contain samples from other sources, are made in the future. From the article: 'So the same act of creativity in some sense, you know, taking, creating, mixing out of what other people do, is legal in the text world and illegal in the digital media world.'"

Comments

future of the /. effet

[bathmann]

As it gets shared, relying on an infrastructure that keeps the cost of delivery low becomes essential. So if you're a filmmaker and you have a great new documentary film you want to make available on the internet, if you post it on your web site and it becomes successful, then you go bankrupt.

Man, Mirrors and torrents are so counterrevolutionary! I'll /. your site!

On a side note, he also express some interesting thoughts on the upcoming Grokster's decision.

Re:What?

[aussie_a]

What good is an ip for people with temporary IPs (one of the few advantages of dial-up is not having a static ip)?