tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354814281006350164.post1072485202249794115..comments2023-03-23T21:44:30.265-04:00Comments on ENG L371 Critical Practices: "Equipment for Living" (in uncertain times): Music Changes. Oops.tgrabanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16913401531606867135noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354814281006350164.post-57243964244405613332011-11-14T12:47:39.611-05:002011-11-14T12:47:39.611-05:00On a whim, I paid a visit to a website devoted to ...On a whim, I paid a visit to a website devoted to copyright protection and actually discovered a few interesting things. The first was that copyright not only protects published material, it also protects non-published material, as long as it is "created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device" (copyright.gov). This is interesting because I have a lot of unpublished material on my computer and low-and-behold, it is copyright protected! Ah, but what was even more interesting is that in order to have any legal standing in court, the copyright must be registered through the copyright branch. In the FAQ's section, it is pointed out that "In general, registration is voluntary" but if their is an infringement and the material is not registered, legal action (in the form of a lawsuit) isn't a viable option (copyright.gov). <br />So, it appears that the copyright itself is not about money or recognition but the act of registering the copyright could be. What we saw in the film in regard to the remixers was only one side as there seemed to be no representation from those remixers that actually purchase the rights of the song or have the artist personally seek them out to remix their song. We were exposed to the pirating side of it but not given the chance to hear from those who go through the process legitimately. Remixing is becomming an industry within the industry, rapidly growing (surprisingly, to me anyway, there are even electronic remixes of country songs).Ricky Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266107058964862779noreply@blogger.com