How Piracy Built Hollywood. Yes, Piracy.
Without piracy, the movie industry would have never gone off the ground. Edison did not only produce flickers, but also pirated European films, and...
Everyone Copies: Just Like Michelangelo or Van Gogh
Copying older works was considered a valuable skill until very recently. Even great artists had to first learn and improve their skills. And what...
Can You Really Make Money With Copyright?
Giuseppe Verdi couldn't prevent other people from using his song. Today it's 1000x easier to do this, but people still produce songs and still...
Remix & File-Sharing: The Internet is Closing Down
Remix and file-sharing go hand in hand. Almost like water, people need inspiration and the tools to make things out those works that already...
How Copyright Always Takes the Industry’s Side
When there's talks of actually changing copyright for the better, the industry's side is always the one that's listened to, as if the industry...
Creativity is Remix. But We Still View It As Property
Ideas don't have the boundaries of the physical world. The pool of creation is entagled, full of layers that go back centuries. And because...
