Our system of law doesn’t acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas are regarded as property, as unique and original lots with distinct boundaries. But ideas aren’t so tidy. They’re layered, they’re interwoven, they’re tangled. And when the system conflicts with the reality… the system starts to fail.
The final installment of Kirby Ferguson’s brilliant series blows the previous three away.
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The “PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet” video was everywhere yesterday. Its creator also made this bit of awesome.
Watch: Everything Is A Remix
Then: Forward it to everyone who misunderstands the Internet (and most other things).
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Kirby Ferguson explains why PROTECT IP/SOPA/PIPA is bad news | More info @ EFF
If you haven’t seen his brilliant, and highly relevant, “Everything Is A Remix” series, watch it now.
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