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  • From: drew Roberts <zotz AT 100jamz.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: "Creative Commons in the News"
  • Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:33:09 -0500

On Wednesday 16 March 2005 01:06 pm, Sigmascape1 AT cs.com wrote:
> Sad but true. The general public simply doesn't understand copyright laws,
> and I am not talking about in-depth knowledge. I am talking about basic
> stuff. In some ways, I can attribute this general lack of knowlegge to
> simply not caring. It's kind of like people not caring that when they go to
> a computer store (your average Circuit City/Best Buy/Office Depot), they
> only have one option in operating systems. No alarms go off in their heads,
> no panic, no questioning why this is the ways things are. It's apathy like
> this that is keeping laws like the DMCA alive and well.
>
> I have to say that Professor Lessig, and a few others, are helping to
> redefine what some may see as copyrights and the alternatives, but more
> needs to be done. It is sad that the American people (and the world at
> large) are being force-fed laws that extend the length of copyrights,
> tighten the grip of copyright holders and hold back intellectual
> advancements all because of bad policy-making.
>
> What do you guys think? Am I right that more education for the general
> public is needed?

We definately need more education. And we need to develop interesting memes
to
combat the current abuses.

Try this link for an attempt at a start:

http://www.infoanarchy.org/wiki/index.php/Copyright_Term_Reform/Meme_development

all the best,

drew




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