Big Brother vs. Pirates

I watched a video today in a subject that I’ve been interested for over the past decade- that is- copyright law. As an artist I’ve had to process through various viewpoints on where copyright law is taking us and where it should take us.

In this era of share – it is becoming more common for artists to realize that free distribution of certain content is actually a good thing. For an artist like myself, my bread and butter doesn’t come from sales of my copyrighted material. I allow free streaming and even downloading of a lot of my digital content.

True art shouldn’t be intended for profit. However, a worker is worth their wage. I’d like to see artists come up with sustainable ways to earn a living while not selling their creativity as a profit making machine.

Piracy and sharing is the issue here and the future of the Internet (a global and non-policed organism) in the USA is at stake. Will US lawmakers begin to tamper with the fabric of the World Wide Web? Let’s hope not.

Your thoughts?