tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post2617804175767753206..comments2024-03-18T17:10:35.838+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Catching up with SOPA (and Hello, IPKat Readers!)Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-22452809822863723372012-01-21T15:05:52.491+00:002012-01-21T15:05:52.491+00:00Internet users need to understand the difference b...Internet users need to understand the difference between free to access & view as distinct from free to download, copy, re-mix, re-use others copyright works.<br />The internet is a great resource for information and shared knowledge open and available to all people regardless of education and wealth.<br /><br />Any Creator is at liberty to make their work available for free if it suits them - as much as any Creator whose usage of work requires permission, licensing or other form of remuneration has the right to that decision.<br /><br />If the SOPA act is purely designed to make it the responsibility of ISP's and search engines to block pirate sites and copyright infringers that can only be a good thing as it prevents stealing from others - and stealing is not a good thing.<br /><br />Both Creative Commons and Creative Barcode have sought to provide means for Creators to address copyright and innovation concept protection as well as communicate to internet users what is available for free and what requires permission for use or purchase.<br /><br />Internet users arguing against SOPA on the basis that it restricts freedom and causes censorship predominently do so because they want access and use of Creators work for free for their own enjoyment and benefit. What gives them that right?<br /><br />Do they apply the same rules to their own area of work where whatever expertise, products or services they or the business that employees them sells, is also available for free? l doubt it.<br /><br />So why do they have such difficulty understanding that Creators works should not be considered 'free' or free to use without agreement just because the Creator makes works available to purchase on the internet or uses their work examples to market their skills to businesses to seek new business commissions?<br /><br />It's not so much about censorship as it is about respect for the value of others work. Don't steal - ask permission to use or purchase, or in the case of published material, don't plagiarise but credit the source of the knowledge.<br /><br />What's difficult about that? One wouldn't walk into a shop and walk out with a CD without paying for it or any other product without being arrested for shoplifting.Maxine Hornhttp://www.creativebarcode.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-69734114433482449602012-01-19T02:10:29.651+00:002012-01-19T02:10:29.651+00:00I’m sure you’ve heard the details of Wikipedia’s b...I’m sure you’ve heard the details of Wikipedia’s blackout in protest of Internet censorship (SOPA and PIPA in particular), but if you haven’t, here’s an article that I read today which summarizes everything perfectly: http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=HAIXJA7GW5U4&preview=article&linkid=f8d9fb9e-2af4-4b3c-acd1-89ecd53d0d67&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-54160731825073446102012-01-18T17:37:32.556+00:002012-01-18T17:37:32.556+00:00US congress trying to change the meaning of intern...US congress trying to change the meaning of internet which is against the vision of the founder of internet. I believe the basic idea of internet is to share ideas and thoughts without any Restrictions. "Please Do not try to impose a threat to this ocean of knowledge"Anandhttp://hindisms.org/sms/hindi-love-smsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-53099725851816018272012-01-18T09:52:49.957+00:002012-01-18T09:52:49.957+00:00Against the Stop Online Piracy Act
http://www.web...Against the Stop Online Piracy Act<br /><br />http://www.webpetitions.com/petition/stop-sopa-and-pipa-a-campaign-for-freedom/8619Marianoreply@blogger.com