I believe that current copyright laws protect media
producers while also encouraging freedom of the press and other individuals to
continue to create content for our consumption. We talked in class about how we
are now becoming more of a content consuming society rather than one that
creates such content. But to create content, we must first be inspired by what
we see and experience. Therefore, in order to keep those lines of communication
open and enable the exchange of new ideas and theories, we must carefully
examine copyright and its protections and limitations.
For instance, making a book or thesis paper available to the
masses online for no charge is a way to get the content into hands of others to
promote discussion and further development of ideas. But nowhere in that
instance is the content not subject to copyright law. My point being, that
copyrights protect these creators, inventors, philosophers, etc. And without
such protection and ability for these creators to protect their work as well as
profit from it, it stops the cycle of production and inspiration.
Current copyright laws enable creators to profit from their original
ideas and ensure that their work is protected. In my opinion, this very rarely
limits other creators from producing original works themselves.
