Type 2 - Journal 13

I found the presentation, Larry Lessig: How creativity is being strangle by the law, very interesting. It was both insightful, as well as humorous. The issue of copyright vs. creativity is one that it very important. I can see why artists would want their work to be copyrighted, but I can also see how other people could use anothers work creatively to make something of their own. I think that Lessig's idea of balancing the two extremes by making work available more freely for non-commercial use. This idea would be successful because as long as you are not profiting from your use of another's work you should be able to use it for your own enjoyment (and the enjoyment of others). By using a popular song and setting it to images you are creating something uniquly your own, and are not doing any harm. The harm comes from using the popular song to profit without paying the creator their dues. Lessig's idea will encourage creativity of the youth, as well as protect the original creators work...and it sounds like a great idea to me.