Quote - > Quote - On another side note Larry Lessig talks about the current laws and remixing. http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_lessig_says_the_law_is_strangling_creativity.html

unfortunately im on limited 3G broadband and dont have the luxury of watching 20 minute videos -- but current laws 'choke creativity'?!

Larry Lessig can choke on my ****

Nothing like judging a viewpoint without seeing the video.  Easy to give a flippant answer. Transcript version though the script is not the same without the video.

http://dotsub.com/view/d3509948-261f-4fbb-9b7c-c63110f13451/viewTranscript/eng

The point he's making is how many artists re-use other artists work (especially in music, this is very common). Many songs sample usually without permission of the original artists. The video explains this in a rather humorous way. Technologically speaking the current Apple vs. Samsung patent lawsuit is an example of how consumers lose. Even the judge stated consumers lose (though she sided with Apple in the end). Samsung wasn't allowed to show how Apple "borrowed" ideas from other creators (one example was the tablets being used in Star Trek).

Angry outbursts tend to cause people to lose sympathy by the way. Being that your customers read this I'd keep the tone civil even though I think you should keep your anger directed at the original violator in you mentioned in the top of the thread.

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