The Fuzzy Edge of Authorship – “An entire reconceptualization of copyright and ideas of authorship is beginning to fill the vaccum left by current intellectual property law that is being rendered archaic by technology. This explores some of the implications for authorship inherent in the ability to freely reproduce, remix, and transmit digital media. What should creators hold on to, and what should they let go of? How is current law hampering creativity, and how is it struggling to help provide for creators?”
This was my final talk at Podcamp Arizona, and the first of the lectures that I’m putting online because it’s a version of a song I’ve been singing for over a year now, on a topic I believe is going to have an increasing impact on creators, consumers, and third-party providers over the next decade. It finally occurred to me to start recording some of this stuff. Mister Cutting-Edge Communications Technology, that’s me.
(In case you were wondering, no, a “podcamp” isn’t a geek sleepover with footy pajamas and sleeping bags. It evolved out of the barcamp anti-conference concept of nonhierarchical conferences featuring ad hoc, user-generated content. Podcamp AZ isn’t run that way, but they call it a podcamp and run it much more loosely than a traditional multitrack, scheduled conference event.)
