Comments on: Two BSers BSing about Art and the Internet http://saunderslog.com/2008/04/14/two-bsers-bsing-about-art-and-the-internet/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Fri, 16 May 2008 03:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2008/04/14/two-bsers-bsing-about-art-and-the-internet/#comment-708424 Alec Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:44:52 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=3956#comment-708424 Paul - that's the reason I chose a creative commons attribute / non-commercial license for this site. At minimum I'm declaring to anyone who reads the license that they may repurpose this content for their own use, provided it is non-commercial and they give me credit. Paul - that’s the reason I chose a creative commons attribute / non-commercial license for this site. At minimum I’m declaring to anyone who reads the license that they may repurpose this content for their own use, provided it is non-commercial and they give me credit.

]]> By: Paul Leroux http://saunderslog.com/2008/04/14/two-bsers-bsing-about-art-and-the-internet/#comment-708156 Paul Leroux Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:36:19 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=3956#comment-708156 Actually, Jeanette touches on a point that anyone who publishes on the Internet must come to terms with: Do I try to stop people from appropriating my content or do I tacitly (or even explicitly) encourage them to "steal" it? Which option, in the long run, will be of greater benefit to me -- and to everyone else? There's no obvious answer to the question, but you have to assume that some of your content will always be "stolen." So one strategy is to publish “stealable” content in ways that will create demand for more of your content. For instance, some people will make a chapter from their how-to book freely available on the web -- and thereby create a greater demand for the entire book. That said, it's always a challenge to determine how much you should keep and how much you should give away. Actually, Jeanette touches on a point that anyone who publishes on the Internet must come to terms with: Do I try to stop people from appropriating my content or do I tacitly (or even explicitly) encourage them to “steal” it? Which option, in the long run, will be of greater benefit to me — and to everyone else?

There’s no obvious answer to the question, but you have to assume that some of your content will always be “stolen.” So one strategy is to publish “stealable” content in ways that will create demand for more of your content. For instance, some people will make a chapter from their how-to book freely available on the web — and thereby create a greater demand for the entire book. That said, it’s always a challenge to determine how much you should keep and how much you should give away.

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2008/04/14/two-bsers-bsing-about-art-and-the-internet/#comment-706156 Alec Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:51:03 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=3956#comment-706156 A very good point, Jeanette. Very good. A very good point, Jeanette. Very good.

]]> By: Jeanette http://saunderslog.com/2008/04/14/two-bsers-bsing-about-art-and-the-internet/#comment-705894 Jeanette Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:48:15 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=3956#comment-705894 As an author, I could make a case that authors should get a share of tax for people sharing ebooks and articles that they illegally share. Also, I see my photographs used by others without my permission. I don't see how an Internet tax could be regulated. Joy~ Jeanette As an author, I could make a case that authors should get a share of tax for people sharing ebooks and articles that they illegally share. Also, I see my photographs used by others without my permission. I don’t see how an Internet tax could be regulated.

Joy~

Jeanette

]]> By: Paul Leroux http://saunderslog.com/2008/04/14/two-bsers-bsing-about-art-and-the-internet/#comment-705776 Paul Leroux Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:55:56 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=3956#comment-705776 I find the notion that "all Internet users should pay the freight" inherently repugnant. It's my money, I earned it, and I should have the freedom to decide which artists will benefit from it. For the same reason, I dislike private copy levies that distribute my money to artists whom I don't wish to support. Not that I have strong feelings about this or anything... :-) - Paul I find the notion that “all Internet users should pay the freight” inherently repugnant. It’s my money, I earned it, and I should have the freedom to decide which artists will benefit from it. For the same reason, I dislike private copy levies that distribute my money to artists whom I don’t wish to support.

Not that I have strong feelings about this or anything… :-)

- Paul

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