Message 17/53
Date: 08-May-03 @ 03:37 AM Edit: 08-May-03 | 03:39 AM -
RE: Destroy All Media
Argh, you non-bold-tag-ending mofo!
There. Begin 2 cents:
I've always thought that the arts go deep into poorly-understood aspects of our universe. Much more so than your average 9-5 "day job". I think (hope), one day, people will realize that you're not SUPPOSED to make gain from what you create. The only reason to do it is because it's what you want to do and that's beautiful. Perhaps the fall of the artistic industries will trickle down into more "trite" professions and society will finally realize that the race for the mighty dollar isn't the point.
The fact is that you CANNOT copy-protect information, be it a song, a movie, an algorithm, or WHATEVER... they just haven't come up with a way to make information "MINE". If this doesn't indicate a deeper, natural truth, then I don't know what does. Ideas are meant to be shared, without expectation of return. How on earth are we supposed to progress as a species otherwise?
Perhaps the reason you can't safeguard what you create is because it isn't yours. You pulled it from somewhere in the universe that belongs to everyone, and sudddenly thought you were hot shit and deserved reward for it. Your reward should be that you could tap into that unity in the first place.
Not everyone thinks like this, granted.
And I'm totally with you on the hipocrisy tip, influx. Lots of people love to spout off on a philisophical paradigm while breaking the laws of our current, physical one.... and still expecting to get theirs in the end. It's a delicate balance to live in the system given to you, and to dream in the other. It's something I struggle with daily...
psy