derivative-works-essays

I currently have more than 13,000 images available to the world under a Creative Commons via my Flickr account under the most liberal license available. All you have to do is let people know that you got this image from me, and you are free to use it any way you like. Over time, my…

As the URL of my Web site might indicate, I am a huge supporter of the use of derivative works to create new art. And I've long thought that the Shepard Fairey HOPE Poster dude was a selfish liar. He used someone else's copyrighted work to create something completely brand-new and wonderful. And then sued…

So I’ve been loooking for YouTube to reasonably compensate people who submit content to their site and generate ad revenue. GreedTube comes close: GreedTube – Submit Videos and Make Money! Have you ever wanted to make money from the videos find on Youtube? Now you can! Greedtube shares fifty percent of all the ad revenue…

Here’s a rant about Mark Cuban’s anti-YouTubism that misses the point. There’s one thing wrong here: no micropayments. The problem  with YouTube is not that they distribute copyrighted content. It’s that they think they are the only ones who should get paid for distributing copyrighted content. God bless mustang67 for uploading the Beatles clip. I…

I love watching YouTube. Today I watched some great Nirvana concert clippings there. My 5-year old watches complete episodes of Power Rangers Wild Force. My 7-year old has heard some of his favorite songs there. I also love the idea of YouTube. The user-generated content, almost invariably infused with people’s own experience of copyrighted material,…