Oh god, I really, and I mean REALLY don't want IP laws to get worse.
The original meaning of Copyright had nothing to do with what people with Copyright now these days and Patents seems to destroy (along with Copyright) inventions, stifles creativity, etc. I been studying about the issues that people been having with the idea of "Intellectual" "Property"... The person's website about Nina Paley shares some very good information regarding the laws if anyone is interested.
Note: When I said original meaning, I mean the current legal things are not much focus on it anymore.
Reading that Disney story and that legal page, especially the part about talking just seems kind of sad. :O
Yikes.
Let's hope for now, we don't much effect what people like to do in this "fandom", but yes this may be a good important issue at the moment. Just a bit worried..
Oh and by the way, I don't think you can "Copyright" characters them selves, seems like a Trademark issue (Which is supposed to stop people from fraud maybe), of course, the art work, and such is more Copyright I think.
Oh god, I really, and I mean REALLY don't want IP laws to get worse.
The original meaning of Copyright had nothing to do with what people with Copyright now these days and Patents seems to destroy (along with Copyright) inventions, stifles creativity, etc. I been studying about the issues that people been having with the idea of "Intellectual" "Property"... The person's website about Nina Paley shares some very good information regarding the laws if anyone is interested.
Note: When I said original meaning, I mean the current legal things are not much focus on it anymore.
Reading that Disney story and that legal page, especially the part about talking just seems kind of sad. :O
Yikes.
Let's hope for now, we don't much effect what people like to do in this "fandom", but yes this may be a good important issue at the moment. Just a bit worried..
Oh and by the way, I don't think you can "Copyright" characters them selves, seems like a Trademark issue (Which is supposed to stop people from fraud maybe), of course, the art work, and such is more Copyright I think.
Account abandoned and probably will make a new anonymous account with no trace of evidence of it being me. I think it's justified.