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> A new model is required. And I believe the free software community
> should lead the way -- but only if it works *WITH* authors, musicians,
> coders, and writers to establish concepts for linking the creation of
> material to compensation (i.e., survival). Society can not progress by
> going backward (the corporate solution), nor by ignoring the needs of
> creators (those who deny economic value for expressions of ideas.)
I agree completely with all you have said. The problem is; how do
you secure compensation to the authors/producers while at the same
time still secure fair-use/first-point-of-sale issues to the consumer?
Not a trivial thing to do given digital information.
If a workable and 'good enough' solution is found, it might be just what
is needed to torpedo many of the abuses of DRM/DMCA.
By workable, I mean it is not so intrusive from the consumer's
perspective that he is discouraged to use the content in that form.
By good-enough, I am just putting a (what should be well known) stake
in the ground: there is no complete or absolute protection from
piracy. Good enough means that such piracy as still remains is 1.)
of a small enough scale that it can be ignored (e.g. DVD piracy via
DeCSS today); or 2.) only of a nature that it can be successfully
addressed in another forum (e.g. DVD piracy as done by certain
China based companies.)
>In theory, "free software" is not bound by corporate cultures and
>regressive thinking. *This* community, represented by Linux developers,
>should be taking the reins and deciding which horse we ride and where it
>takes us.
>
>I'm open to considered dialog.
I am _very_ concerned with the direction of the judicial and legislative
climate in the USA at this time. I do have some small experience in
security issues and would be interested in such a project.
I could write _much_ more on this topic - but I will wait to see where
this conversation goes first before boring/annoying LKML folks more
than I already have.
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