Copyright DIS

We are all aware with the implications of laws such as ACTA, PIPA, SOPA and with the FBI shutting down MegaUpload and for ''conspiracy'' and ''fraude''. I mean seriously, a culture sharing website, this would be laughable if there wasn't an incredible precedent set if the charges stick. This means every file-sharing company can be brought down and they will, like a house of cards.
But this isn't what scares me the most, corporate pricks, dicks will do what they have to get revenue. What scares me is the artists standing behind this, they are against the same medium that brought them fame and presented them the world at the fingertips and are now bitching about getting a few more bucks. It's confusing, everybody! Or I'm sorry, didn't you back in the day record your favorite music from the radio and shared it with your friends?

''A society free to borrow and build upon the past is culturally richer than a controlled one" Lawrence Lessig

Watch this video, it will put things in perspective.

''Overprotecting intelectual property is as harmfull as under-protecting it, culture is impossible without a rich public domain. Nothing today, like nothing since we tamed fire is genuinely new, culture like science and technology grows by accretion, each new creator building upon the works of those who came before them. Overprotection stifles the very same creative forces it is supposed to nurture'' Alex Kozinski

Stronger copyright control will only further suppress culture. We are living exciting times everyone is an artist, producer, dj, photographer because of free mediums and its great!