Week 1: Comment to Noelia

Noelia's post:
While I was watching the first 2 videos about copyright and listened to the writer “Nathan” I thought he really made copyright like a simple thing to understand and follow, but when I got to the documentary “Good Copy Bad Copy” it goes way further than what people may think.  All these terms about copyright and intellectual property can be very confusing because if copyright laws are too limiting then what will happen to all the wonderful creations that musicians or, as we watch in the video, Dj mixers or any other type of creator make? All this issues can limit the distribution of a creation that could be shared for wonderful and even educational purposes.  Imagine students in a music class turning a classical piece into another masterpiece by changing it’s rhythm, tempo, etc, and let’s say a famous dancer creates a breathtaking dance routine following that new piece, how could we judge that from being bad or good?  With all the technological advances being one of the main responsible reasons for copyright laws to take extreme measure,s we also have to accept that it is also a way of building culture, sharing creativity and collaborate.  How can we trace the line between something that it's building new horizons and something that in a negative perspective can affect thousands of industries.  It is definitely an extensive subject that has it’s positive and negative perspective and that it would take a long battle.


My comment to Noelia:
Noelia, I agree with you as well. Copyright seems like a simple law to understand, but it's more complicated than it seems. I also think media and technology inspire new artist and creates new forms of art or remix culture. This kind of reminds me of American immigration laws, where immigrants have to follow strict rules and regulations in order to enter to the USA; which are still very complicated and unfair. However, when you mix cultures together just like music you develop new rich cultures, customs, arts, languages, etc. And I'm a product of this remixing of cultures and I think it's a beautiful thing to have. I wish there could be a balanced law for people on both sides of the issue, but I also think it's going to be long battle.