http://boyinthebands.com/archives/nyt-lessig-on-orphan-works-copyright/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:39:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/nyt-lessig-on-orphan-works-copyright/#comment-47962 Anna Belle Tue, 27 May 2008 19:00:41 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/?p=2594#comment-47962 You are so right to highlight Lessig's op-ed piece in the church context. I also agree with his concluding paragraph -- that in this day and age more, rather than less, clarity around copyright should be the order of the day. Wouldn't it be wonderful if, for example, uua.org could have (or link to) a copyright FAQ? And there one could find clear, unambiguous answers? It's impossible in the current age, and I gather much of the obfuscation relates to the music industry right in my backyard. You are so right to highlight Lessig’s op-ed piece in the church context. I also agree with his concluding paragraph — that in this day and age more, rather than less, clarity around copyright should be the order of the day. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if, for example, uua.org could have (or link to) a copyright FAQ? And there one could find clear, unambiguous answers? It’s impossible in the current age, and I gather much of the obfuscation relates to the music industry right in my backyard.

]]> http://boyinthebands.com/archives/nyt-lessig-on-orphan-works-copyright/#comment-47930 C.W.S. Fri, 23 May 2008 04:40:08 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/?p=2594#comment-47930 Thanks for linking this. Lessig makes sense but the chances of his advice being followed seem slight Google and the net has made this research somewhat simpler (easier to pin down a pre-1923 publication date at least) but there's still a big grey area. Several years back we were attempting to compile a hymnal for MCC, on a very limited budget which didn't allow for the kind of "diligent effort" mentioned here. We left some things out that we just couldn't verify and a centralized registry would have helped tremendously. Thanks for linking this. Lessig makes sense but the chances of his advice being followed seem slight Google and the net has made this research somewhat simpler (easier to pin down a pre-1923 publication date at least) but there’s still a big grey area. Several years back we were attempting to compile a hymnal for MCC, on a very limited budget which didn’t allow for the kind of “diligent effort” mentioned here. We left some things out that we just couldn’t verify and a centralized registry would have helped tremendously.

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