Comments on: What’s Fair Use and What’s Not Fair Use in a Digital World

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:41:00 +0000

“IP” is Imaginary Property, not Intellectual Property. Just ask the Chinese.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:14:00 +0000

As a photographer it is sad to see so many people that do not respect other people’s ideas and property.
What I create is mine and mine alone. Unless a third party uses the creation within the tight bounds of fair use (as detailed by law) they have violated my rights.
Why is that so hard to understand?
It does not matter if YOU think it increases the “value” of the creation, it is only matters what I think. I am the creator of the original work thus I have the right determine if it gets used in other ways (that do not fall in the legal definition of fair use).

By: jstacat

jstacat — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:40:00 +0000

a new POV must be devised;
if you leave a 5$ bill on the street someone will pick it up. that is nt wrong, its natural.
its unnatural to complain about what happened.

If you throw a tune or pic or text out into the streets of the internet....
if you want copy right then you must put your stuff behind 'glass' on a copyright site
copy/paste can be disabled for the site... etc.

stolen from there would be like a pickpocket...

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:38:00 +0000

I think your money needs to be stolen, and used in new and exciting and fun ways. Please post your charge-card numbers so the rest of us can benefit from your interpretation of "fair use."
That doesn't even make sense.

Now, I don't think a blatant rip-off of an image (such as the big pussy one) adds any value, therefore doesn't constitute fair use. however, if what someone does to a copyrighted work adds value, then they're more than welcome to make money off of it. they're making money off of the value they added, not the copyrighted work itself. My website, if you care to check it out. Nowhere near as nice as this one though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:32:00 +0000

"The images need to be captured. And they need to be presented to the world in new and exciting and fun ways."

Images don't "need" anything. You're just projecting your own wishes onto inanimate objects to rationalize what you're doing.

I think your money needs to be stolen, and used in new and exciting and fun ways. Please post your charge-card numbers so the rest of us can benefit from your interpretation of "fair use."

By: Peter Elliott

Peter Elliott — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:38:00 +0000

"If somebody sold matted prints of your shots, would that be OK? Of course, using your images would be wrong. But it's OK to take photographs of them and sell those, right? According to you, that's "art".

"Depends on their artist statement mostly."

Those who object to you photographing their creations must disagree with your artistic statement though.
Maybe you have more in common with them that you initially perceived.

By: garygranada

garygranada — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:50:00 +0000

hi, im an indie musician from Manila and i’d like to include the guitar town image on my album, whom should i credit it to? thanks! my email address garygranada@yahoo.com

by the way i have a little webpage, garygranada.com where i upload my music for free downloading. they’re mostly in Pilipino though (the main language in the Philippines).

By: TranceMist

TranceMist — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:14:00 +0000

I've always thought that the idea of IP and "Fair Use" is an unnatural concept forced upon the masses by the few in power.

After all, if I have an idea and share it with you, have I lost something? I tend to think I've gained something, in many intangible ways.

The most successful new companies are finding ways to make money in a way that doesn't involve control of the content itself.

By: Patrick Dodds

Patrick Dodds — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:29:00 +0000

Who’s Andrew?

By: Thomas Hawk

Thomas Hawk — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:55:00 +0000

If somebody sold matted prints of your shots, would that be OK? Of course, using your images would be wrong. But it's OK to take photographs of them and sell those, right? According to you, that's "art".

Depends on their artist statement mostly.