An Open Letter to Photography Thieves
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Much of this is 'much ado about nothing', that is, as technology progresses, and becomes more easily accessible to the masses, a work's value may decrease. As far as photography and music is concerned, at one time a dark room and recording studio were requirements for professional creation, now with everyone being a photographer and a musician (at least a rapper), a cell phone and an app will suffice for creation of both.
So what is the value of a copyright?
Woody Guthrie (whose family still lives well from his copyrights), had a great trouble with infringement (he being the infringing party). When he began writing, borrowing from here and there was not a big thing until copyright became an issue as commercial distribution developed.
Here's his take on infringement:
'This song is copy written; anyone singin' it will be a good friend of mine.'
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Much of this is 'much ado about nothing', that is, as technology progresses, and becomes more easily accessible to the masses, a work's value may decrease. As far as photography and music is concerned, at one time a dark room and recording studio were requirements for professional creation, now with everyone being a photographer and a musician (at least a rapper), a cell phone and an app will suffice for creation of both.
So what is the value of a copyright?
Woody Guthrie (whose family still lives well from his copyrights), had a great trouble with infringement (he being the infringing party). When he began writing, borrowing from here and there was not a big thing until copyright became an issue as commercial distribution developed.
Here's his take on infringement:
'This song is copy written; anyone singin' it will be a good friend of mine.'