Tattoo and Body Art Piercing

Based off of the readings we read in class, my declaration and opinions for copyright laws and what the government, the people, and the economy should do has almost become less and less black and white and has become gray on how to handle a case. My conclusion keeps going back to handling each case separately and individually. Unfortunately handling each case specially takes a greater amount of time, energy, and resources. Utilizing the Stasis model, I will clearly define my idea of what should be done step by step, starting with figuring out what happens with a case.

To start, I do believe there is a difference between sharing exact copies and taking pieces of one to make another. In the article, Changing Copyright, they discuss the artistic point of view,

 “They are using elements, fragments, or pieces of someone else’s created artifact in the creation of a new one for artistic reasons. These elements may remain identifiable, or they may be transformed to varying degrees as they are incorporated into the new creation, where there may be many other fragments all in a new context, forming a new “whole”. This becomes a new “original””.

 I totally agree with it being artistic and being able to remake a new song that appeals to another culture. A specific example in utilizing the stasis model in music, taking for example, the Stairway to Heaven remix, it utilizes but a fraction of the lyrics, maintains similar rhythm, and uses the song titles name. Truth is this is the case for countless numbers of remixes (some more like the original then others) and I believe that in a sense of copyright if their was reference or usage from an original version and the new copy is produced to make money, there should be a side note referencing the original and how it was used.

Basically, the fact that happened and definition is someone took pieces from a song and made it their own. The severity of it seems rather harmless and in my opinion, benefits because it is taking something and broadening it to another audience. As a matter of what should be done, as long as it is not harming anyone regardless of a decrease in profit for the original. This is because I believe that our world is based off of creation and expansion.

The other problem is with sharing files with one another. I can admit that I have participated in such activity and in my experiences there is no way you can prevent this from happening entirely. I believe there should be some government regulation on copyright, just like the article Technorealism states,

 “As the representative of the people and the guardian of democratic values, the state has the right and responsibility to help integrate cyberspace and conventional society.”

 I agree with this because it shows that there should and will be laws in place but not too far to void us from the freedom and right to privacy. One last point to make about not going to far to uphold copyright laws is the simple concept that the individuals who get protected are the ones who can pay the money. To possibly stir up the system and create a more equal playing field, the government should allow copyright protection if an individual were to have an idea that has been approved (has tagged a small side note of the original artist if necessary) be able to bring a hard copy to their local post office and get it approved and stamped with a copyright protection of their choosing.

However, the individual is limited to copyright protection that relates to his or her intentions of the use of the product. For example, if an individual were to have an idea for a movie, begins to right a script, and even films parts, that individual should be allowed to take a hard copy and get it imprinted with copyright. If his or her intention is to make money but would like to market it by posting it online he or she should then be entitled to negotiate with other people who would like to create a big picture with that piece and others creative minds collectively.

Tattoo and Body Art Piercing by
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