Why is over zealous copyright and DRM protection a problem?
Well, if you’re like me, and you want to uplaod a video you shot at a concert you attended onto say, Facebook, you’re out of luck, and what’s more you’re accused of copyright infringement. Now, I find that a bit upsetting, and forgive me if I’m a little behind the times, but I wasn’t aware that paying for a show and openly recording where there was no ban set and then trying to share that experience, the one you paid for, was considered an infringement. Now of course I am aware that it is the band’s performance, and it is their music I am sharing. But it’s not like the content is being published as mine, it’s not on demand, or transferable or downloadable, I am simply letting people view it. Now I don’t know about the rest of you, but I enjoy watching clips or songs from a band online. This is especially true if I’m not familiar with the band. I would say that the amount of content available for a band’s record that I am considering purchasing is directly linked to whether I will buy it. I would also say that my friends sharing a band name is far more effective than any other form of advertising that I know of.
All that said, yes there are ways of taking a video from facebook or YouTube and turning it into an quirk clip and throwing it on your phone or iPod, but that is the illegal action in my mind, not sharing the experience that I had. If anything, I am the one doing the band a favor by getting their name out there along with my feedback and thoughts on the show.
Anyway, my point is this, if I want to download the record illegally, which I do not, I know of plenty of other ways to get than to rip it off facebook. Get over it.
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