It was a sad day for a lot of us, including myself.

Sorry I couldn’t answer the second one better but I’m glad the first one hit the mark!

It was a sad day for a lot of us, including myself.

Sorry I couldn’t answer the second one better but I’m glad the first one hit the mark!

The second leaves me unsatisfied but I understand.

Thanks.

The second leaves me unsatisfied but I understand.

Thanks.

Why am I opposed to copyright registration?

I have a laundry list of reasons, I’ll go over the five I pull out of my hat right now.

1. It punishes the ignorant: People who don’t understand copyright law obtain no protection through it. However, one’s understanding of copyright law is no indicator of the value of work they produce. Since most people are self-publishing these days on the Web, there are no record labels or publishing firms to walk them through the process or explain what needs to be done.

2. It is not practical on the Web: Think of the millions of blog posts going up every day or the millions of images being posted online. They would all have to be registered. Either almost nothing would be registered or the system would be overwhelmed instantly. Look at my recent article on the new USCO registration system for insight on that.

3. Copyright is an either/or Game: If we had registration as a requirement for obtaining copyright protection, I wouldn’t lose some of my rights, but rather, all of them. Anyone could do anything they wanted with my work, plagiarize it, sell it, etc.

4. Copyright Registration Favors the Rich: We have to assume that any registration system will require a fee. The current one is $45. No major issue for record labels or publishers, but a huge problem for individual artists trying to eek out a living.

5. Copyright is for the Artist: Copyright is supposed to protect the work and creativity of the artist. Though, here, we have a tendency to use it to validate the interests of publishers, it isn’t supposed to be that way. However, a mandatory registration system further supports the commercial establishment by taking rights away from artists who don’t register and ensure that they have a need of traditional distribution channels that can afford such protections easily. This is counter to the ideals of the Internet.

Just some of my thoughts. My complete list is actually much longer.

Why did Prof. Lessig resign?

Well, he resigned as chairman but not as CEO of Creative Commons and has left his traditional copyright work behind. The reason he gave was to battle corruption, a “bigger fish to fry” situation.

He is involved somewhat, just not nearly as much. But he wanted to fight a different fight, one he sees as more important. I can’t fault him for that even though I miss him.

Hope that helps!

Why am I opposed to copyright registration?

I have a laundry list of reasons, I’ll go over the five I pull out of my hat right now.

1. It punishes the ignorant: People who don’t understand copyright law obtain no protection through it. However, one’s understanding of copyright law is no indicator of the value of work they produce. Since most people are self-publishing these days on the Web, there are no record labels or publishing firms to walk them through the process or explain what needs to be done.

2. It is not practical on the Web: Think of the millions of blog posts going up every day or the millions of images being posted online. They would all have to be registered. Either almost nothing would be registered or the system would be overwhelmed instantly. Look at my recent article on the new USCO registration system for insight on that.

3. Copyright is an either/or Game: If we had registration as a requirement for obtaining copyright protection, I wouldn’t lose some of my rights, but rather, all of them. Anyone could do anything they wanted with my work, plagiarize it, sell it, etc.

4. Copyright Registration Favors the Rich: We have to assume that any registration system will require a fee. The current one is $45. No major issue for record labels or publishers, but a huge problem for individual artists trying to eek out a living.

5. Copyright is for the Artist: Copyright is supposed to protect the work and creativity of the artist. Though, here, we have a tendency to use it to validate the interests of publishers, it isn’t supposed to be that way. However, a mandatory registration system further supports the commercial establishment by taking rights away from artists who don’t register and ensure that they have a need of traditional distribution channels that can afford such protections easily. This is counter to the ideals of the Internet.

Just some of my thoughts. My complete list is actually much longer.

Why did Prof. Lessig resign?

Well, he resigned as chairman but not as CEO of Creative Commons and has left his traditional copyright work behind. The reason he gave was to battle corruption, a “bigger fish to fry” situation.

He is involved somewhat, just not nearly as much. But he wanted to fight a different fight, one he sees as more important. I can’t fault him for that even though I miss him.

Hope that helps!

I have some questions for you and I hope that you will not find me presumptuous.

Why are you opposed to copyright registration?

Why has Prof. Lessig resigned from CC and withdrawn from copyrighting altogether? From his presentations, of which I have seen three so far, he comes across as someone very keenly interested, involved and wanting to bring about changes in the field and your news gives the opposite impression.

I have some questions for you and I hope that you will not find me presumptuous.

Why are you opposed to copyright registration?

Why has Prof. Lessig resigned from CC and withdrawn from copyrighting altogether? From his presentations, of which I have seen three so far, he comes across as someone very keenly interested, involved and wanting to bring about changes in the field and your news gives the opposite impression.