0.02: Do [Content] Right

Internet Radio, Pastor-Authors, and Trade Agreements Show Notes

In which we talk about doing “content” right—whether that content is streaming radio, books published by Christian pastors, or massive trade laws.

• Spotify, Pandora, and iTunes Radio: thinking about the ups and downs of each service
• Pastor-authors: thinking about “plagiarism” and whose names end up on books
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership: or, how making laws in secret as fast as possible is bad for democracy

Music

• Opening music: "Time, Time" from Every Time I Leave by Paul J. Phillips. Used by permission.
• Closing music: Winning Slowly Theme by Chris Krycho. Used by dint of being written for the show.

Links

• Spotify
• iTunes Radio
• Pandora
• Stop Fast Track
• Lots of pols are against it
• Senate Bill Text / Senate-provided info
• House overview / House-provided info
• Open Media Survey

Extras

Sometimes, because we’re just that cool, we’ll include bonus content related to the show. Case in point: today, you get the full text of the OpenMedia survey discussed on the show. NEAT.

Open Media’s Citizen-Powered Digital Future Survey

If you so desire, you can visit and participate in the original. If you’re just curious about the questions they’re asking, take a look:

• How would you rank the priorities below if you were developing copyright laws?

  • Protecting free expression
  • Compensation for creators & artists
  • clear and simple rules
  • Rules made democratically
  • Privacy Safeguards
  • Protection for media conglomerates

• If I download copyrighted songs without permission, the penalty should be:

  • A Tribunal should issue me a fine, ranging from $250 to $15,000. (New
    Zealand’s Copyright “Infringing File Sharing” Amendment Act)
  • No penalty
  • A warning, and instruction about the laws surrounding copyright
  • Payment of a fine equivalent to the cost of purchasing the song
  • A Court should be able to issue a fine and order that I be disconnected from the Internet. (France’s “HADOPI” Law)

• How many years should copyright last?

  • 0yrs
  • 10yrs
  • 25yrs
  • 50yrs
  • 75yrs
  • 100yrs
  • until death of creator
  • 10yrs after death
  • 25yrs after death
  • 50yrs after death
  • 75yrs after death
  • 100yrs after death

• Which body(ies) should be responsible for enforcing copyright rules? (check all that apply)

  • None
  • Internet Service Providers, with new technologies installed on their networks
  • A new national government agency
  • Copyright holders
  • Police and judges

• My Internet Service Provider should be permitted to share information about who I am and what I download with (check all that apply):

  • Any copyright holder that makes a request (i.e. publishing company, production company)
  • Any copyright holder that makes a request (i.e. publishing company, production company)
  • A copyright holder but only after a court order
  • No-one ISPs should not share my information
  • Law enforcement authorities at their discretion

• Finland is set to vote on a new crowdsourced copyright law created by over 1100 people in collaboration with volunteer copyright lawyers. My country should:

  • Design copyright laws through the legislative process, with extensive public consultation
  • Design copyright laws through the legislative process, with extensive public consultation
  • Design copyright laws by following Finland’s example, launching a participatory multi-stakeholder process that involves the general public, including Internet users & creators as well as copyright law experts
  • Design copyright laws by following Finland’s example, launching a participatory multi-stakeholder process that involves the general public, including Internet users & creators as well as copyright law experts
  • Design copyright laws by following Finland’s example, launching a participatory multi-stakeholder process that involves the general public, including Internet users & creators as well as copyright law experts

• When I download music, I want the following percentage of revenue to go to the artist:

  • 100%
  • 50%
  • 0%

• When I buy content (i.e. music, ebooks, movies) online, I expect to be able to:

  • Use it on any device and modify it if necessary for any special needs I have (i.e. using software that can convert text into speech for the blind)
  • Use it on any device
  • Use it on any device I own, modify it for my special needs, & share it with friends as I would a physical copy
  • Modify it in any way I see fit, and make it available for free to anyone online, as long as nobody profits from it
  • Use it only on the device I used to purchase it

• When using the content of others online we should: (check all that apply):

  • Be able to excerpt from works to share commentaries and reviews without fear of legal penalties
  • Always give credit to the creator of the work when sharing
  • Be able to create parodies, remixes and fan fiction without having to break the law and face penalties
  • Have free access to content so long as we do not profit from the original work
  • Be sure that the majority of our payments goes directly to compensating the creator(s) of the work