Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[tom poe <tompoe AT ableweb.net>]

Hi:  This weekend, I participated in "shooting" a song that can now be:
1] A .ogg file on a website, registered with the Creative Commons
Project, and available for download for personal listening pleasure
2] A CD that has the song and video, registered with the Creative
Commons Project, and available for download for personal listening
pleasure
3] A CD/DVD package, registered with the Creative Commons Project, and
available for purchase for your multi-media library, all glitzy and
impressive-looking
4] A CD/DVD that can be delivered to all local access tv stations across
the country, and played repeatedly for viewers' pleasure
5] That same CD/DVD can be delivered to all public radio stations,
webcasters [those still surviving] for play on their stations

The equipment was donated, borrowed, and consisted of:
computer [low end]
software [Open Source/free software]
a microphone, speakers
a digital8 camera

That same equipment can make a 30 minute tv show, a show about why the
RIAA is not playing nice.  With a little coordination, seems like a show
like that could get pretty good nationwide coverage.  Does this sound
like a good project to anyone?
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Open Studios
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/

On Tue, 2003-05-13 at 20:18, Matthew T. Russotto wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 07:28 PM, Colin Dean wrote:
> 
> > A tremendous precedent was set with Morpheus and Grokster's legal 
> > victory,
> > and the RIAA is partially at fault: "The Court is not blind to the
> > possibility that Defendants may have intentionally structured their
> > businesses to avoid secondary liability for copyright infringement, 
> > while
> > benefitting financially from the illicit draw of their wares."
> 
> The judge there is basically suggesting that Congress change the law to 
> override his decision.  IMO, contributory and vicarious copyright 
> infringement are already frighteningly broad (and entirely judge-made, 
> by the way) -- making them even broader, as the judge suggests, is just 
> a terrible idea.  But the RIAA and its supporters are willing to knock 
> down every bit of freedom and protection people have in order to get at 
> the "pirates", and they have the scratch to do so.
> 
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