27 Sep
2013
27 Sep
'13
8:13 p.m.
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013, Bill Olson wrote:
Hi all, I've been reading the mail here for a while, time to speak up
I guess. I'm not sure I get what the problem is.. I admit I haven't
read all the posts completely, but I guess I want to ask if there has
actually been a problem..
There has not been a problem *in* *the* *contra* *community*, but there
have obviously been lots of problems with what is called intellectual
property in our larger societies. How would you feel, for example, if
suddenly the Disney Corp claimed copyright over contra dances and started
sending lawyers to contra dances to extort money from you?
This may sound ridiculous, but it's not really because it's not that
different from events that have already occurred, and I don't blame
people who want to worry about it -- nor do I blame people who want to
ignore the issue, because it is in the end rather unlikely.
After reading Jeff's latest post, I went back and removed the licenses
from my dances again. ;-)
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