Fair Use Is Fair To Whom?

Wired Magazine provides more depth to the Tech Bubble 2 video debate and gives some voice to the other side of the issue in two articles.

Copyright Claim Erases Parody Video From YouTube | The Underwire from Wired.com

Why Lane Hartwell Popped the 'Here Comes Another Bubble' Video

This seems to be one of the most important issues facing the Internet today. It is far easier to cry "Fair Use" when its a multi-million dollar media firm stopping the use but if its a solitary artist the same principle is not quite as easy to apply. The fact that Lane Hartwell as let this be known before should have least given some pause to using her work. Though, despite not being a lawyer, I have to question if the parody needs to be direct or the picture only needs to be used in the creation of parody.

However, if it is truly parody, then Richter Scales should fight to get it put back on. If it is not parody and fair use does not apply then Richter Scales should apologize and edit the picture out of the video. How hard can that be? There is no easy answer though. The question is not merely a personal one between parties though as this Slashdot articles informs us Slashdot | Fair Use Worth More Than Copyright To Economy. Personally I could serve on a jury for this as I can see both sides of the argument, though you will notice I am keeping the video up so that could disqualify me. The three articles are being added to the "What Is Civic Media and Fair Use?".

Buddhist Thought of the Day on 12/14/07

Buddhist Thought of the Day on 12/14/07

You are now in control of your life. You see, the ego is never in
control. The ego is controlled by wishes for comfort and convenience
on the part of the body, by demands of the mind, and by outbursts of
the emotions. But the higher nature controls the body and the mind and
the emotions. I can say to my body, "Lie down there on that cement
floor and go to sleep," and it obeys. I can say to my mind, "Shut out
everything else and concentrate on this job before you," and it's
obedient. I can say to my emotions, "Be still, even in the face of
this terrible situation," and they are still. It's a different way of
living. The philosopher Thoreau wrote: If a man does not keep pace
with his companions, perhaps he hears a different drummer. And now you
are following a different drummer--the higher nature instead of the
lower. - Peace Pilgrim...

Tagging, De-Tagging Deciding Which System Is Best

Still working on the tagging or to be more accurate de-tagging. My last few posts have been on design. A close review again demonstrated that sometimes tags were assigned without much thought. There could still be arguments as to my choices and I still need to create some one-size-fits-all definition on diigo for design and creativity to cover the different links which seems no easy task. I had originally linked to my del.icio.us account but then realized that anybody else would not be able to directly access my links specifically tagged design. Still have to decide if ma.gnolia and blink are worth keeping. Diigo allows me to update all of the tagging systems with new tags at the same time but changes or deletes still seem to need to be done at each system.