W 4.2 March 29 (Fri)
1) summarize in your own words of materials you read
Free culture movement is a social movement that oppose copyright laws, and asserts information to be freely reproduced, applied and improved. It also asserts that copyright is an obstacle to culture creation, sharing knowledge, industry innovation, and personal interest. There are many organization related to free culture movement. For example, CC which promotes sharing creative works and mixing ideas and Question copyright which shows how good the distribution based on freedom is for both artist and the public.
2) mention of any new, interesting, or unusual items learned
It was interesting that there are many movements opposing to copyright laws, because I thought creative works must be protected, and everybody else would think same as I do
3) identify at least one question, concern, or discussion angle that is either problematic in some respect or could have been elaborated more
If there are no profits for creators, would creators make and share their works just only for the public good?
I think the answer to the last question of the article may vary depending on the situation.Some creators may express themselves or drive social change, etc., without relying on direct financial returns.These people may be willing to share their work for the public good, even if there is no profit.
ReplyDeleteBut for many creators, financial rewards are one of the key drivers of their continued creativity.If they can't make ends meet through creativity, financial pressures limit their ability to be creative and innovative.So I think there needs to be a balance to be found, and perhaps one way to solve this problem is to explore new economic models that allow creators to get a fair payout from their work while ensuring that it is freely shared and improved.