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EFF Says Burning Man Usurps Digital Rights
Hugh Pickens writes "In a few weeks, tens of thousands of creative people will make their yearly pilgrimage to Nevada's Black Rock desert for Burning Man, an annual art event and temporary community celebrating radical self expression, self-reliance, creativity and freedom, but EFF reports that the event's Terms and Conditions include 'a remarkable bit of legal sleight-of-hand.' As soon as 'any third party displays or disseminates' your photos or videos in a manner that the Burning Man Organization (BMO) doesn't like, those photos or videos become the property of the BMO. BMO's Terms and Conditions also limits your own rights to use your own photos and videos on any public websites obliging you to take down any photos to which BMO objects, for any reason; and forbidding you from allowing anyone else to reuse your photos. This 'we automatically own all your stuff' magic appears to be creative lawyering intended to allow the BMO to use the streamlined 'notice and takedown' process enshrined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to quickly remove photos from the Internet giving BMO the power of fast and easy online censorship. 'Burning Man strives to celebrate our individuality, creativity and free spirit,' writes Corynne McSherry. 'Unfortunately, the fine print on the tickets doesn't live up to that aspiration.'"
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Which is more than you can say about most "liberals" who pretend to be for freedom but are actually nothing more than intellectual facist wolves dressed up as fluffy hippy sheep. Its the deception and lies that sticks in the throat more with the intentions of supposed "liberals".
There are many BM participants that plainly don't want the world to see them nude
Then they should not undress on federal land.
That's their right
What, you think someone parading around naked in the desert has a right to privacy? That is simply incorrect.
People have more freedom at BM than the 'default world'
You make "Burning Man" sound like a Ren Faire for wannabe anarchists. And maybe that's true, but if the Ren Faire and Burning Man are held on public land, I've got the same right to take a picture of you wearing elf ears and waving around a plastic sword as I do of you dancing naked in your warpaint. Ridiculous is as ridiculous does, and if you want to keep it secret, keep it indoors.
ok: creators get fame and esteem and girl's panties tossed on stage. this is how they make cash from now on: touring. other ancillary services like advertising, personally signed media, etc.: lots of ways to make a comfortable living as an artist
meanwhile, all recorded music is nothing but free advertising for the band itself. not that my hippie maoist communist socialist thinking is that revolutionary. its the same business model you know as "radio airplay". truly i am a wacky obamacare secret communist muslim. and other such moronic epithets WITHOUT FUCKING UNDERSTANDING WHAT I AM ACTUALLY SAYING. pffffft
welcome to the life of sculptors and dancers. are they any less artists because they don't have jay z's money? you make music because you love it, not because you want $, right?
well even if that's not true, what i am describing is the model we are moving to. you ask me to find another way. my "other way" requires no finding, requires no enforcement, its just evolving naturally. it just happens. so it is beholden to you to find another way, as my way is the way IT IS BECOMING EFFORTLESSLY. deal with it
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
Sounds like (witch) terrorist talk to me!
Are you denying us our (God-given right) national security requirement to (conduct a witch hunt?) investigate this event for evidence of child molestation?
If they have nothing to hide they should not be ashamed of having their pictures published! This is a public venue and there is no such thing as privacy at a public venue!
You have to think about the children! You should (let my self-righteous ego and moral outrage govern your actions) do less thinking and more FEELING!
PS: I wanted the text in (parens) to be formatted strikethrough but slash won't let me do it. Read it as such.
Not a public venue. It's very much a private venue. What part of leased property don't you comprehend?
In fact, we're looking at you now.... should have the /. user database hacked shortly. We'll be in your machine shortly. Better delete that child pR0n now.....
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