#Copyright Society

[the-words-forever-unwritten]

There should be a dead poets society musical so I can sob to a silly soundtrack

[cupids-fiction]

has anyone made an extended cut edit of dps with all the deleted scenes and if not would i get a lawsuit if i made one and shared it on google drive

[busterkeatonsociety]

This Day in Buster…July 21, 1927

William Pittenger’s widow files a case against Buster Keaton’s studio for ‘lifting’ the plot of “The General” from her late husband’s book.  Buster’s response & the state of litigation when it comes to copyright makes a fascinating read.

[yuriartillery]

reading the thoughts of those IP defenders is interesting. a lot of them will argue "we should just reform copyright such that it can no longer be used by big corporations exploitatively". it's completely idealistic. any attempt to "reform" copyright in that way would be completely at odds with the material interests of the people currently propping up the current system, and they would correctly identify any of those efforts at massive sweeping reform as tantamount to copyright abolition and oppose it just as staunchly! but even if it wasn't, those enfranchised parties are directly incentivized to never give an inch! you're not reforming your way out of this one, girl!!!

[fond-illusion]

I bear the weight of unspoken words - ones that desperately needed to be heard, but never found their voice. I am perpetually consumed by thoughts of you. So much so, I’ve deluded myself into believing that this collection might resolve any lingering anguish. If I am honest with myself, which you always urged me to be, I foolishly cling to the hope that these pages, instilled with memories, might one day reach you.

No, that is not entirely accurate.

Ultimately, I cannot bear the thought of forgetting. Father always told me these moments are few and precious, slipping through our fingers if we are not careful. Thus, I want to remember everything - the delicate dusting of freckles across the bridge of your nose, a tiny constellation only I have memorized; the small mole on your left shoulder, a mark I have traced countless times; even the veins that snake across your calloused hands, which I know better than my own. I wish to recall your entirety for as long as I can; not just fleeting moments that surface when something or another reminds me of you. Until the inevitable day when my tongue can no longer string together the syllables of your name. 

Please, too, remember me always.

copyright © 2024 by fond illusion.

[nobodysdaydreams]

📚(more Constance?)

Again, only for you anon:

“It says the game is only for four players,” noted SQ.

“We’re not actually playing “Chutes and Ladders”,” sighed Constance.

[marynia-here]

𓇢

Shut your ears, Close your mouth, Never ever break the glass, Hold the secrets, make them last, Living thru our parents past.

[dragonsorphan]

Murgeon

What if

We never rid ourselves

Of the scents of others

Buried in our hands

Their cells

The dregs and whispers

Of dying moments of existence

Of skin we have held

Our fingers dirty

Steeped in filthy mementos

Never coming clean

[jolikmc-thoughts]

Few things make me come unglued. This? Yeah, this made me come un-fucking-glued.

I don't give a shit if the SESAC and Alphabet, Inc. are having a lover's tat. Don't block my videos that use shitty covers of your unstable record labels' songs. It's especially fucked up that a fucking AdLib Visual Composer cover of one of Rush's shitty songs somehow got entangled in this mess. It's literally just a beeps-and-boops version of the song, you fuck-nuts!!

Fuck you, Alphabet, Inc. And Google. And YouTube. And especially you, Society of European Stage Authors and Composers.

[mentalisttraceur]

This is the most concise+accessible distillation of the problems with copyright I've ever seen.

We can't do those things because it would require big profit-above-all entities to successfully do a licensing deal primarily for the sake of some joy and whimsy.

That's not to say that we should do away with all restrictions on copying and derivative works, but I think at a minimum, once your work reaches wide recognition, there should be mandatory and very affordable licensing.

the fact that we as a society have the muppets and they are not everywhere in our cultural consciousness is appalling. why aren't the muppets hosting the oscars. why aren't the muppets commentating the olympics. why aren't the muppets coming to a theatre near me every year with a new adaptation of a classic novel. genuinely what are we doing.

[teenagefeeling]

love how tumblr users hate copyright laws when they think it means they can't make fanart anymore but they loooove copyright laws as soon as someone else steals their art and tries to make money off it. almost as if those laws exist for a reason

[xenosagaepisodeone]

it's absolutely frustrating to see that for many people, the main point of contention with the internet archive lawsuit is that they personally do not feel like what the internet archive did in 2020 was copyright infringement. it literally does not matter if what the internet archive did was copyright infringement, because copyright is a blight on society and largely exists in service of whatever multimillion dollar entities can afford to "own" concepts or ideas. the art world suffers from people interacting with art within this framework. I don't understand how you can be someone who claims to hate corporate slop but endorse the right for branding to exist.

[nazrintouhouinegg]

The problem here is that copyright is the only thing that ensures authors can actually make a living off of their labour in an industry that already either requires them to pick one of several predatory publishers that barely help most of them keep the lights on. It's not like getting rid of copyright is going to make publishing companies have a change of heart and suddenly start paying them living wages to write, especially with threats of automation around the corner.

"copyright is good in theory" did you know that you can digitize books and then have infinite copies so in theory every book, every piece of information ever written and published could be shared across the world basically for free but any attempts to actually do this get shut down by copyright lawyers?

[themusicadvocateafrica]

Blank Tape Levy Dispute: Impact on Kenyan Artists & Copyright Rights

Kenyan artists Reuben Kigame, Celestine Wambui Mbogo, and Stanley Ahoya are challenging the Kenyan Copyright Act in the High Court to gain benefits from the Blank Tape Levy. The dispute involves government entities and collective management organizations,

Get Exclusive Insights on Music, Film, Books, Media & Culture by Subscribing to our Magazine. Type your email… Subscribe Blank Tape Levy Dispute: Impact on Kenyan Artists & Copyright Rights October 3, 2023 By George Robert Asewe Founder The Music Advocate Africa Kenyan music artists Reuben Kigame, Celestine Wambui Mbogo, and Stanley Ahoya have taken legal action by moving to the High Court…

[dragonsorphan]

Midnight Syndicate

Our voices hung on static, hot air Evaporating silver lettered bullets  Chasing thoughts Those lips grazing the soft parts Of a copper temple

“I don’t want to go home.”

“You never do.”

The breeze moved He placed a hand Over his father’s hat

(Whenever his father came  He brought the hat When he left He took the hat And the last time he vanished He left the hat A wool scar on the boy’s memory)

“Maybe I should let the wind take it.”

“It’s already home.”

That hand moves from wool To flesh Cupped the left breast

Like Adam Gripping the pomegranate And all the lies it told

Like Galileo Gripping the telescope And all the truth it held And ourselves Legs tangled  Believed  Wholeheartedly That we had time 

That his veins would  Never collapse Like his sweat slipping  From the pink of his lips  To my temple From my fingertips  To his belly 

I still try to frantically erase That mix Of wheat, sweat, skin, and dark.

You are the reason  I'm obsessed with hip bones

Unfortunately Yours was built From the remnants of stardust From a long extinct universe A molecular structure Too lawless, too foreign To be repatriated  Into ours

And the last time we met You were in repose Draped in fine cotton On a metal bed I whispered into you temple

(You pallid bastard)

My final benediction Hollow anointed words

And as I left you The hint of sandalwood And ancient stardust Tickled the air Returning back to the cosmos Where it belonged

[bones-n-bookles]

Official Guide to the Bronx Zoo, from the New York Zoological Society, 1980

San Fransisco Zoo, from the San Fransisco Zoological Society