tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-432750713733341516.post5946301658419364905..comments2023-09-27T04:21:04.783-05:00Comments on Cultivation Nation: Art's Role In The Intellectual Property DebateMaddiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437562719094419461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-432750713733341516.post-36996625166763980312008-11-25T23:28:00.000-06:002008-11-25T23:28:00.000-06:00If the owner owns the art, then are they responsib...If the owner owns the art, then are they responsible for the influence that art has over other individuals? And, in turn, are they responsible for the resultant actions of these individuals? As Denise Levertov once said, "I don't think one can accurately measure the historical effectiveness of a poem; but one does know, of course, that books influence individuals; and individuals, although they are part of large economic and social processes, influence history. Every mass is after all made up of millions of individuals..." <BR/><BR/>In these circumstances maybe collective ownership might be for the best...domforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984315907458511659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-432750713733341516.post-69350002255886733522008-11-18T18:25:00.000-06:002008-11-18T18:25:00.000-06:00Except, Maddio, what about artists who receive rem...Except, Maddio, what about artists who receive remuneration for their work? One must be cautious not let his work slip into the public abyss, never to receive compensation for his creations. In producing work for a company, how can the artist protect his creativity from being fully absorbed by a less than gracious host, denying credit due? Or worse, to have the concept of a work of art stolen right out from under him.<BR/><BR/> Despite these admonishments, the inability to sing Happy Birthday on TV without paying for the privilege is simply not what the constructors of the Constitution had in mind. The artist must be protected, the individual, but the corporate mindset must be brought under rein. Just because corporations have the legal muscle, this girth should not be their ticket to distort the meaning of the constitution or to bend the rules through lobbying our government representatives.<BR/><BR/>It is indeed, a conundrum. As individuals, we must share to flourish, but we must protect so as not to perish.Gizmettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751229124595786313noreply@blogger.com