Larry Lessig Video

Larry Lessig is "the Net's most celebrated lawyer," and in this talk he discusses John Phillip Sousa's, celestial copyrights and the "ASCAP cartel," in conjunction with the argument for reviving our creative culture. This video talks about the a world with harsh copyright laws, and a world without it, and how we need to meet somewhere in the middle. There must be some fair way to allow people to re-create or use the work of others in order to create something better, or to work from it in order to learn. It could also be used as a form of entertainment and humor, and crediting their material to the creator, than it doesn't seem as though there should be a problem. Just like in most situations where there is a unequal balance of power and judgement, companies and creators need to learn to become more relaxed about their laws. They should realized that the use of their products and ideas for entertainments sake, will only bring them more publicity, and help them market themselves. I understand that they want their creations to fall under the same copyright laws that have protected them in the past, but in changing time you must learn to evolve. This evolution can only help. This video was very interesting, it really made me consider another side to the copyright issue, and that letting someone use your work could be a positive move.