Recompense for Culture
Dec. 18th, 2011 03:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithThis article about digital piracy is ... partially right, partially wrong.
Right: People need to get something for their effort, or they won't do as much.
Wrong: That has to mean making money from it.
Case in point: Fanfic is driven by intrinsic enjoyment and feedback, not cash.
Wrong: Companies have to be involved. The Internet has failed to connect creators and audiences as promised.
Case in point: Crowdfunding is a direct connection business model. While still young, it is growing rapidly. Sometimes it takes a while for people to figure out how to apply new opportunities. The wider the difference between old and new options, the longer it takes to figure out the really cool stuff that the new ones can do.
Right: Current copyright is not really benefitting the people who create cultural material, nor their audiences.
Wrong: Contraction is the only result of this.
Case in point: Look at crowdfunding, self-publishing, and other alternative models. Even barter. The mainstream system is failing to meet people's needs. So they are exploring a whole lot of other options. Some of those are parasitic. Some are symbiotic.
Me, I'm hand-feeding the symbiotes for all I'm worth.
Right: People need to get something for their effort, or they won't do as much.
Wrong: That has to mean making money from it.
Case in point: Fanfic is driven by intrinsic enjoyment and feedback, not cash.
Wrong: Companies have to be involved. The Internet has failed to connect creators and audiences as promised.
Case in point: Crowdfunding is a direct connection business model. While still young, it is growing rapidly. Sometimes it takes a while for people to figure out how to apply new opportunities. The wider the difference between old and new options, the longer it takes to figure out the really cool stuff that the new ones can do.
Right: Current copyright is not really benefitting the people who create cultural material, nor their audiences.
Wrong: Contraction is the only result of this.
Case in point: Look at crowdfunding, self-publishing, and other alternative models. Even barter. The mainstream system is failing to meet people's needs. So they are exploring a whole lot of other options. Some of those are parasitic. Some are symbiotic.
Me, I'm hand-feeding the symbiotes for all I'm worth.
