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21. So if you title yourself "artist" you can steal things wholesale?

Thu Jan 2, 2014, 12:39 PM

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"Authorship is Censorship" - Shia LeBeouf [View all] el_bryanto Jan 2014 OP

This is a fairly common argument among Free Culture types alcibiades_mystery Jan 2014 #1

It does go back and forth; you are right there el_bryanto Jan 2014 #2

Not everyone agrees that copyright is a good thing. bemildred Jan 2014 #4

I like public funding for the arts myself. bemildred Jan 2014 #11

I think a mixed approach works best el_bryanto Jan 2014 #12

It's not (just) about retaining financial interest ... frazzled Jan 2014 #15

I understand the arguments quite well. bemildred Jan 2014 #18

Agreed; however ... frazzled Jan 2014 #22

In 20 years they are going to be able to animate Shia LeBeouf Johonny Jan 2014 #8

Yeah that's an example - that was a very odd situation. nt el_bryanto Jan 2014 #10

+1 Tanuki Jan 2014 #17

Great point. Lex Jan 2014 #20

In the entertainment forums/blogs/groups JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #14

Someone needs to "repurpose" his short film mainer Jan 2014 #16

So if you title yourself "artist" you can steal things wholesale? El_Johns Jan 2014 #21

What a little shithead... joeybee12 Jan 2014 #23