http://blueandbrownbooks.com/2008/04/10/intellectual-property/ is (or are) a series of notes and informal discussions about ideas Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://blueandbrownbooks.com/2008/04/10/intellectual-property/#comment-3092 Privacy and/in Property at blue and brown books Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:46:44 +0000 http://blueandbrownbooks.com/?p=227#comment-3092 [...] reference to the previous discussion of Intellectual Property, this is not to be confused as an argument of art being for art’s sake. Keeping in mind that [...] […] reference to the previous discussion of Intellectual Property, this is not to be confused as an argument of art being for art’s sake. Keeping in mind that […]

]]> http://blueandbrownbooks.com/2008/04/10/intellectual-property/#comment-2658 San Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:57:50 +0000 http://blueandbrownbooks.com/?p=227#comment-2658 This is such an interesting idea. It really is the debate of the internet isn't it? I am not sure exactly where I stand on this. I get why people should make money from their art. All of us have to, whether we like it or not, have a way of making money to survive. It seems only fair that if art is what they do best then they should be allowed to do that. I agree that hardworking bands who do the concert thing should make money, but does that necessarily mean that musicians shouldn't be able to make money from selling their songs? I think, no. In Korea, the recording industry is in major difficulties. Every Korean seems to be a pirate. Hell, I have a lot of Korean music on my harddrive that was never paid for. I pretty much couldn't find a place to buy it even if I wanted to. So... in order to make money, bands and groups have to tour, appear on tv and endorse things. What I have noticed is that the quality of Korean music has dropped. The bands making all the money now are the dance/hip hop groups. The serious indy bands are out alone and without the support of a traditional record label (albeit a seriously outdated model) this kind of music is vanishing... What I do like is the Radiohead / NiN model where you pay the artist directly. I paid nothing for Radiohead (they owe me for all the money I laid down in the past!) but I am sure they made money from it. Other arts are in more difficulties. I would love to make money from my photos. I would love to give up my job so that I could do only that, but with the idea you are talking, I would never have that chance. My thoughts aren't fully formed, but I think I pretty much disagree with you.... :) This is such an interesting idea. It really is the debate of the internet isn’t it? I am not sure exactly where I stand on this. I get why people should make money from their art. All of us have to, whether we like it or not, have a way of making money to survive. It seems only fair that if art is what they do best then they should be allowed to do that. I agree that hardworking bands who do the concert thing should make money, but does that necessarily mean that musicians shouldn’t be able to make money from selling their songs? I think, no. In Korea, the recording industry is in major difficulties. Every Korean seems to be a pirate. Hell, I have a lot of Korean music on my harddrive that was never paid for. I pretty much couldn’t find a place to buy it even if I wanted to. So… in order to make money, bands and groups have to tour, appear on tv and endorse things. What I have noticed is that the quality of Korean music has dropped. The bands making all the money now are the dance/hip hop groups. The serious indy bands are out alone and without the support of a traditional record label (albeit a seriously outdated model) this kind of music is vanishing… What I do like is the Radiohead / NiN model where you pay the artist directly. I paid nothing for Radiohead (they owe me for all the money I laid down in the past!) but I am sure they made money from it.
Other arts are in more difficulties. I would love to make money from my photos. I would love to give up my job so that I could do only that, but with the idea you are talking, I would never have that chance.
My thoughts aren’t fully formed, but I think I pretty much disagree with you…. :)

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