Journal Marxist Hacker 42's Journal: Big Media fires back at Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart! 2
UN changes copyright law by international tready from Creation Rights to Broadcast Rights- front page article
I knew corporatism in the US was bad, but apparently also in the UN as well. Free speech and fair use are under attack in the new international telecomunications treaty. Yes, I agree with the front page article that this is bad for our rights online, in our own communities, and the like. It's bad for artists too, as essentially this would assign copyrights by right of first BROADCAST, rather than by right of CREATION. But what the article misses is the direct attack on Comedy Central's three news shows (David Spade didn't fit in the subject line, and does anybody watch his show anyway?): The Showbiz Show, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report ALL get their news by Tivoing the other news chanels (right down to making fun of the crawler at the bottom of the screen). Given Stephen Colbert's recent performance last weekend in Washington, I would consider this a *direct* attack back from traditional media.
I knew corporatism in the US was bad, but apparently also in the UN as well. Free speech and fair use are under attack in the new international telecomunications treaty. Yes, I agree with the front page article that this is bad for our rights online, in our own communities, and the like. It's bad for artists too, as essentially this would assign copyrights by right of first BROADCAST, rather than by right of CREATION. But what the article misses is the direct attack on Comedy Central's three news shows (David Spade didn't fit in the subject line, and does anybody watch his show anyway?): The Showbiz Show, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report ALL get their news by Tivoing the other news chanels (right down to making fun of the crawler at the bottom of the screen). Given Stephen Colbert's recent performance last weekend in Washington, I would consider this a *direct* attack back from traditional media.
You're reading too much into this (Score:2)
It's the same thing with the record labels vs. the artists. The artists get essentially shafted while the record labels get fat off the hog.
And everytime some form of legislation comes out regarding music, audio, or video, it's always to the benefit of the broadcaster/distri
truthiness is satire (Score:1)
Colbert probably doesn't have to worry, since satire is considered to be a type of protected speech, as long as it is derivative enough. At least that was the SCOTUS view in the Rehnquist court.
If you haven't seen the video o fColbert at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, Daily Kos has a good transcript of it [dailykos.com]: