Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[Anatoly Volynets <av AT total-knowledge.com>]

On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Jonathan Zittrain wrote:

> Tom,
> 
> Thanks much for your note.  I'll check out your site -- apart from the 
> topics in the copyright article, I'm very interested in the free software 
> movement, and am working now on a paper about SCO v. IBM.  We've got our 
> own GPL'd offering at <http://h2o.law.harvard.edu>.  Another torch lit...
> 
> And, sure, link away!
>
> Best,
> JZ
>

I think, it would be nice for them to link to Open Studios either.
 
> At 04:26 PM 8/3/2003, tom poe wrote:
> >Hi:  Enjoyed your article.  Found it most interesting.  Would like to
> >link to it for others on our web site.
> >
> >Stanford's CCRMA site and the Agnula site [consortium of research
> >institutes and universities in Europe] offer Open Source solutions for
> >loading a low-end computer with everything needed to learn how to read
> >and write music, make professional quality recordings, and, when
> >combined with applications like Cinelerra, make theater-quality movies
> >[full featured movies].  Obviously, the cost to individuals is something
> >less than $1000USD, and the cost of producing competing products in
> >entertainment is measured in pennies, not millions of dollars.
> >
> >When such equipment is used, the ability of an individual to utilize the
> >Internet to communicate with a worldwide audience, by placing their demo
> >works on the Internet Archive, or with Ibiblio.org, and their own web
> >sites, opens up a new world for musicians, artists, and authors.
> >
> >At some point, or at least in the mind of Open Studios, every community
> >in every country will have a community-based recording studio offering
> >residents free recording services.  If not before, then surely at that
> >point, copyright law will have to change, as it will be demonstrated
> >beyond doubt that individuals can indeed make money without the aid of
> >copyright.  At the same time, some restrictions can be retained as seen
> >as reasonable, not by special interest groups, but by the public.
> >
> >For those of us at Open Studios, the work being done at Creative Commons
> >Project represents such future changes suggested above.
> >
> >In your article, you mentioned:"Overhauling copyright will have costs to
> >some. In the absence of tough copyright controls, investors may decide
> >not to underwrite a $200 million blockbuster film because copying of the
> >final product may unduly reduce their expected profit."
> >
> >Independent films have proliferated as technology has advanced.  In the
> >Digital Age, the cost is now down to a point that most individuals are
> >able to enter into movie-making.  Over time, there is every reason to
> >expect that independent films which are able to be shown in a wide range
> >of venues, from libraries to coffee houses, to bars, to restaurants will
> >impact on the public's interest in Hollywood.  The day of the $200
> >million blockbuster would seem to be ending.  The attraction for
> >Sundance Studios and other firms emphasizing independent films will
> >offer investors far greater returns on their investment.  Maybe, just
> >maybe, there will be yet another reason for Hollywood, the RIAA, and the
> >MPAA to engage in histrionics!
> >Thanks,
> >Tom Poe
> >Open Studios
> >Reno, NV
> >http://www.studioforrecording.org/
> 
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Anatoly Volynets
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