One major point I wrote up in my previous blog was the part of the death of Big Media. I truly believe that Big Media is dying a slow and horrible death at their own hands from the poison of their arrogance and self-righteous belief system. At the same time, one cause of their death is the evolution of social media, particularly sites like YouTube, etc. which allow people to share videos, photos, etc. with their friends for virtually no cost or even being able to make money without all the bogus training and bureaucracy one would have to endure in Hollywood.
That said, I've been pondering something for the past few days that struck me hard. And it's that humanity is about to embark on one of its most glorious Renaissance evolutions. And the best part is that it will be isolated in a single geographic location. The whole world, via the Internet, will be able to unanimously participate in this Renaissance and this period would some day be described as one of mankind's great achievements.
Except for one problem.
Copyright.
The barrier for mankind's next evolution as a species is being held back by the notions of old tyrannical beliefs that prohibits people from creating. Only the few in power such as the megacorporations are privileged enough to afford the lawyers (who are the purveyors of this bureaucracy) to control our immediate destiny.
Truthfully, that's what it is. We are now held back artistically, scientifically and socially because of a few lawyers, politicians and wealthy shareholders. Recall what the past CEO from Intel said about the medical community: they cannot achieve greatness because of patents and horrible review board that holds up ancient doctrine. Watch how an artist like Prince sues websites from using his likeness to spread their enthusiasm for the artist. Or see how courtrooms disallow and spread fear of merely copying a file.
It's about controlling resources and dumbing down the populace.
The sad part is that the US isn't the only country that's abetting this issue. But all countries that believe in this notion of international copyright, of rights management, etc. are prohibiting the widespread possibility of allowing people to experience this renaissance.
And here's the sad part: copyright has nothing to do with the spirit of the matter. If I remember correctly, John Locke was a huge proponent of this and wanted the average person, who created some work, to be able to control and own it, rather than the kings or his lords. However, when we work for a company, all our creations are moved to the ownership of the company and only the company's rights are protected, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL'S. Copyright globally has NEVER been about the individual's welfare. It's always been the institution/entity in control and about the money.
A REAL artist only would care about copyright when it comes to receiving credit for their work. That's how copyright *OUGHT* to work. Instead, the lawyer mafia has made it into a business that revokes these rights, move the issue away from the individual into numbers and figures for their grossly overloaded pocket books.
Think about how the world could work without copyright. For instance, let's say you're a DJ online. You could create numerous mixes with all types of song samples from multiple sources. That in itself is creation and works because that's how DJ music operates. Or think about a cool TV show one could write up that injects old music to help dramatize certain elements. Or imagine how people could write up examples in essays without fear of stupid convention in backing up their arguments online. Or perhaps we could accelerate the cure for AIDS if something like Open Source was available for medical scientist.
But because of copyright, the world is severely restricted. Our progress as people is limited and you can blame these lawyers, politicians and people in control for slowing the pace of humanity down.
I see what's before us. I'm certain many others do as well. Some are welcoming it with open arms. Others fear it as it destabilizes their power base. But I can't help to think how things like my dad's stroke condition would've never occurred if something like copyright was in place as perhaps scientists could've already discovered a cure for it.
We have everything at our disposal to make mankind the best. I'm begging the world to remove these ancient artifacts of copyright and control and take a chance to better humanity. If you don't, you should know that you're accountable and complacent in the detriment of mankind.
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