Monday, June 18, 2007

The Commodification of Creativity

In the world we live in today. Almost everything is owned. As an artist one of the obstacles that has been in my way in reference to me publishing my poetry and other creative writing has been the copyright and patent laws. As it is described in this article from the mid 90's the infringement of such laws is very costly. This is a classic example of the top down philosophy ruling the day. The majority of the people have no been given an opportunity to speak on this issue. And although the masses might agree that the artist deserves to be able to protect their creation. The application of the laws GO FAR BEYOND ART in many circumstances.

Question: How does greed play into the drama that is the idea of patenting life?

Response: Greed is the motivating factor that has one aspire to ownership of life for profit. It is the drive to be God that falls short only managing pseudo god status. It is that tragic character flaw that will be their own undoing. Some things were simply never meant to be owned and I am sure nature will respond accordingly.

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