Copyright and CopyLeft

the context

Art and Ownership

1710: Statute of Anne ‘ A bill for the encouragement of learning ...and for securing the property of copies of books to the rightful owners thereof ’

1710:

Statute of Anne

‘ A bill for the encouragement of learning ...and for securing the property of copies of books to the rightful owners thereof ’

14 years

copyright patent trademark

copyright

patent

trademark

Species of Intellectual Property copyright patent trademark automatic protection life + 50 register 20 non renewable register renewable (immortal)‏

copyright

patent

trademark

automatic protection

life + 50

register

20 non renewable

register

renewable (immortal)‏

all rights reserved

Commoditisation Mass production Original/Copy 'Professionalisation' Ownership Contract

Mass production

Original/Copy

'Professionalisation'

Ownership

Contract

hardcopy rules in a softcopy world no registration “ all rights reserved” is the default setting “ orphan” works the point of publishing is to share millions of authors, millions of users are ALL wrong?

no registration

“ all rights reserved” is the default setting

“ orphan” works

the point of publishing is to share

millions of authors, millions of users are ALL wrong?

Free download (9 tracks)‏ $5 download (all 4 albums, high quality)‏ $10 2 CD set (including download)‏ $75 deluxe edition 2 CD, 1 DVD, 1 Blu-ray disc (don’t forget the downloads)‏ $300 Ultra-deluxe edition superpack

Free download (9 tracks)‏

$5 download (all 4 albums, high quality)‏

$10 2 CD set (including download)‏

$75 deluxe edition 2 CD, 1 DVD, 1 Blu-ray

disc (don’t forget the downloads)‏

$300 Ultra-deluxe edition superpack

2 500 x $300 = $750 000

$1 619 420 in the first week of sales

pragmatics

Artist's checklist for old style contracts Who has the “Originals”? Transfer Copyright or give Licence? Who can make Derivative Works? Who gets paid for re-use? Drafts and Preparation? Proof of copyright? Who gets paid for performance?

Who has the “Originals”?

Transfer Copyright or give Licence?

Who can make Derivative Works?

Who gets paid for re-use?

Drafts and Preparation?

Proof of copyright?

Who gets paid for performance?

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Share Alike

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Commons Deed

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Machine Readable Licence

some rights reserved

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