Website for dealing with copyright

[Douglas Westbrook]

Ok, I'm getting pulled into a discussion on the other list.  I agree  
this has nothing to do with learning Rev, but everything to do with  
making a living and protecting an artist/programmer/teacher's work.

When I worked in APQC's business library, we belonged to the  
Copyright Clearance Center.

http://www.ifrro.org/members/ccc.html

We made lots of copies of business articles and we kept track of  
royalities owed for magazine articles (each had its own fee schedule,  
so you had to look it up by magazine) and sent in money to the CCC  
which they then distributed to the copyright owner.  This seemed to  
keep everyone happy.

Wish there was a few experts in this area that would think a little  
longer on this topic and pull together a few resources.

Just happened to see a panel discussion a few days ago on a similar  
issue regarding musicians.  I remember a quote by Dan Glickman  
(because I could hardly believe he had the guts to say it), that this  
is not just some natural selection, survival of the fittest  
situation, but that in a just and civil society, ethics should come  
into play and we need to protect the creative juice that allows for  
innovation.

The argument was that "threat of litigation" was oppressing  
innovation of the artists, who lack arsenal to fight these bigg  
battles. Glickman said technology and creativity are like "love and  
marriage, you can't have one without the other."  I was starting to  
really like him until I realized he is the head of the mpaa and all  
the members listed where big corps.  Would he just as soon fight for  
the little guy?  I honestly can't say.  But it would be nice if  
someone was exerting the same eloquence in an effort to protect the  
"one-man shop."

2 cents.

Lisa W.