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Nothing grey here. Since when one choose the license of the product one uses? Not getting caught violating a license=/= grey area. If you write a software an
by aikah 12y ago
Nothing grey here.
Since when one choose the license of the product one uses?
Not getting caught violating a license=/= grey area.
If you write a software and state one must pay 100$ to use it, and you find that software sold on ebay without the seller giving you a cent,or in a torrent , would you call it "grey area"?
So why things have to be different with music or movies?
If you ask me ,did I ever pirate something,i'd answer yes of course I did like most of us.
But I would never try to justify my actions by saying "Oh but you know it's kind of grey".It's not,i'm violating a license by enjoying something i got through illegal means.There is no grey area here. Let's stop the hypccrisy.
Mashups are not fair use.Would be like saying sampling is fair us,it makes no sense.If you dont have the explicit authorization from the artist or the label you cant just use something you didnt created that is not public domain.There is no grey area here.
- nthitz 12y agoI appreciate your comments. But I wouldn't compare the distribution of an identical copy of other's copyrighted content with mashups. Mashups are usually transformative, as opposed to merely derivative. The EFF has interesting thoughts on the subject [1]. I wouldn't equate mashups to piracy quite like you, but I can see where you are coming from. [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/rip-mca-tribute-pauls-boutique-and-music-sampling https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/rip-mca-tribute-pauls-...
- anigbrowl 12y agoTransformative is not a binary thing. Most mashups are not that transformative, and indeed many depend upon ease of recognition for their appeal.
- bo1024 12y agoThat is just your opinion -- legally, it has not been clarified whether mashups constitute fair use or not. There are arguments on both sides. See for example http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/2012/03/mashups-and-copyright.html http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/2012/03...