Larry Lessig makes some very interesting comparison / stories to explain his point during this ilecture.
He looks at how the world use to be a "Read-write" society, which turned into a "read-only" society.
How the laws in the US once said the owner of a land/property also owns the sky property sat under.
Plus ASCAP vs broadcasters regarding accessing music and how BMI came along, which changed the dynamics.
Ascap thought the public would side with them because they had the access to the best music and there would be a revolt from the public but the public chose BMI due to the accessibility of their music they offered.
Lessig also looks at how the Internet has been able to revise the "read-write" & remix ways of the past and how today's Technology has provided creative tools & tools of speech.
Lessig sees the extremism from both sides those of the 'law' and those of 'fair-use' - the law side making ridiculous commands (take down warning etc..) to take certain content of sites such as YouTube and the 'fair-use' side, specifically our youth, which rejects copyright laws altogether.
He believes there is a need for balance, which can be gained through a private solution, a solution that will show our law makers that, just like BMI offered years ago, their is a way that is still economically friendly and good for business. We need to build on where artist and creators chose to freely give their works to none commercial / fair-use avenues. This is a key component to making this work.
Just like the laws once needed to be changed for technology such as Plans flying over protected property. The Internet technology offers new challenges and our current laws need to be able to adapt to.
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