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The document discusses the implications of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and related legislation, presenting arguments against such laws and advocating for new copyright frameworks. It suggests that universal access to media through innovative business models, akin to the freemium model, could eliminate piracy. The conclusion emphasizes the need for legislative changes in copyright licensing rather than the regulation of the internet itself.
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- 1. #sopa_teach_in @thenewschool January 30, 2012 66 5th Ave Kellen Auditorium PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
- 2. #sopa_teach_in @aquarious @mfadt David Carroll http://dave.parsons.edu/teach-in/sopa/ associate professor art, media & technology PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
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- 4. Cloture We could havebeen watching PIPA being passed, live on C-SPAN, right now.
- 5. Sequels, prequels &spinoffs
- 6. Sequels, prequels &spinoffs SOPA, PIPA, OPEN Act, ACTA, C-11, PCFIP
- 7. A White House Callfor Solutions
- 8. A White House Call for Solutions A radical, free-market based solution to the problem of online piracy.
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- 10. Oil & Vinegar Cancopyright enforcement and a free and open Internet even be conceptua!y reconciled?
- 11. IP ≠ IP Cancopyright enforcement and a free and open Internet even be conceptua!y reconciled?
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- 13. Artificial Scarcity Without a physical product to monetize, the Content Cartel limits product availability through licensing deals that ensure media isn’t as plentiful as the market demands, especially across digital platforms and viewing timeframes.
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- 15. Piracy Ensues Ifyou refuse to sell the market the product it demands at any price, don’t get defensive about buying Congress to shut down the Internet and we end up noticing.
- 16. Piracy Ensues Stealing contentis wrong, illegal, and punishable.
- 17. Piracy Ensues Stealing content that is offered by the copyright holder for sale, at a competitive price, under good terms & conditions, is very wrong, illegal, and punishable.
- 18. Piracy Ensues Stealing contentotherwise unavailable for any price could be a gray area.
- 19. Universal Media Library AccessUnlimited Timeframe
- 20. Universal Media Library AccessUnlimited Timeframe The market demands all the media, all the time, on all the devices.
- 21. Universal Media Library AccessUnlimited Timeframe The market demands äll the media, äll the time, on äll the devices.
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- 23. Piracy Eliminated How muchwould you pay for Universal Media Library Access Unlimited Timeframe? All the media, all the time, all the devices.
- 24. Renegotiate our Copyright Licensing Framework
- 25. Renegotiate our Copyright Licensing Framework Offer a tax break to copyright holders who renegotiate to the UMLAUT rights framework.
- 26. Pay for medialike you pay for your cell phone service.
- 27. Pay for medialike you pay for your cell phone service. Sell it like the abstraction it is.
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- 30. MegaUpload Another “MegaConspiracy” wasthat Kim Dotcom had figured it all out. He could pay copyright holders 90% on huge revenues from a wildly lucrative Freemium business model where you give your content away for free to most people. A few premium users will pay for everyone else.
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- 32. Questions Why do weeven need SOPA, PIPA, OPEN if the FBI is already able to take down blatant copyright infringement operations across international jurisdictions?
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- 37. Questions What if copyrightholders could get paid by giving their work away for free?
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- 39. Thesis: End Piracy Assumingthe Content Cartel would even license to UMLAUT and then sell Freemium access like MegaUpload, it’s absolutely possible. Piracy fundamentally eliminated.
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- 41. Conclusion Legislate anew copyright license framework, not the whole Internet. Innovate new business models, not new laws, treaties, and judiciaries. The tech enterprise has readied a! the requisite networks, protocols & products.