Saturday, November 19, 2011

Study the case of Cory Doctorow

It is better when real authors can decide how they want to distripute their writtings. It is similar what Estonian Authors Society is doing as we see Estonina music wanishing from Youtube even when author themselves has put it up.

It is also sad thet in Estonia literature what children might want to hear from audio or even make themselves podcasts is problematic. Nowadays Tiger Leap e-teachers are doing lots of podcasting and mp3 courses. People are exited to share ideas and make audio files themselves. But because copyright they might not share theid goods.

You can argue that children can write their own stories but how Estonian culture will last then? Also my friends from Canada are worried - they would like to listen Estonian literature and voice but they are not allowed to read it in or ask others to do it. Its sad.

I believe when laws makes good people to change the behaviour or even it makes good ideas wanish then the law must be changed. The digital law should be so free that I can makse my own remixes of others ideas and include there my own and I dont have to afraid to share it.

I belive that the solution what changes things is close, also that people will understand digital world is about sharing not trying to close it all down. As Socrates was afraid of books and writting that it will change the world and thinking, but Platon gived us afterwards soctratic method; Gutenber has changed the world > quicker copies >more readers, more informed persons. Now is also the chaning time.


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