Too often when images and works end up online the artist losses touch with their work, consequently not receiving recognition. Though I thoroughly enjoy tumblr.com and similar sites, it is frustrating to admire an image and have no way to find its parent.
I'm sure most of you are familiar with this photo, as I, and many other placed it as a profile picture on Facebook and various other social networking sites. Creative Commons eliminates the need for such invasive pieces of legislation.
Due to my interest in politics and appreciation for the arts, I closely followed I’ve been tracking Congress' legislation (PIPA and SOPA) since May, to see how the government tracks and manages this issue.
The Senate bill (S.968) grants the Attorney General the ability to commence JUST the websites that (1) have no significant use other than engaging in or facilitating copyright infringement, circumventing technology controlling access to copyrighted works, or selling or promoting counterfeit goods or services; or (2) are designed, operated, or marketed and used to engage in such activities.
It has a fairly forgiving system though- if (in good faith) companies take action to not allow the transaction of pirated/ copyrighted material then they will not be help responsible for what slips through the cracks if they fix it when it's caught… etc, etc.
The House bill (H.R.3261) expands the offense of criminal copyright infringement to include public performances of: (1) copyrighted work by digital transmission, and (2) work intended for commercial dissemination by making it available on a computer network. Expands the criminal offenses of trafficking in inherently dangerous goods or services to include: (1) counterfeit drugs; and (2) goods or services falsely identified as meeting military standards or intended for use in a national security, law enforcement, or critical infrastructure application.It also increases the penalties for: (1) specified trade secret offenses intended to benefit a foreign government, instrumentality, or agent; and (2) various other intellectual property offenses as amended by this Act.
These bills would have devistatingly effected social networking, blogging and bidding sites if implimented, but not Creative Commons!
I'm sure most of you are familiar with this photo, as I, and many other placed it as a profile picture on Facebook and various other social networking sites. Creative Commons eliminates the need for such invasive pieces of legislation.
Due to my interest in politics and appreciation for the arts, I closely followed I’ve been tracking Congress' legislation (PIPA and SOPA) since May, to see how the government tracks and manages this issue.
The Senate bill (S.968) grants the Attorney General the ability to commence JUST the websites that (1) have no significant use other than engaging in or facilitating copyright infringement, circumventing technology controlling access to copyrighted works, or selling or promoting counterfeit goods or services; or (2) are designed, operated, or marketed and used to engage in such activities.
It has a fairly forgiving system though- if (in good faith) companies take action to not allow the transaction of pirated/ copyrighted material then they will not be help responsible for what slips through the cracks if they fix it when it's caught… etc, etc.
The House bill (H.R.3261) expands the offense of criminal copyright infringement to include public performances of: (1) copyrighted work by digital transmission, and (2) work intended for commercial dissemination by making it available on a computer network. Expands the criminal offenses of trafficking in inherently dangerous goods or services to include: (1) counterfeit drugs; and (2) goods or services falsely identified as meeting military standards or intended for use in a national security, law enforcement, or critical infrastructure application.It also increases the penalties for: (1) specified trade secret offenses intended to benefit a foreign government, instrumentality, or agent; and (2) various other intellectual property offenses as amended by this Act.
(Both of these bills on Thomas.loc.gov during the 112th Congress.)
