Comments on: MY OFFICIAL POSITION ON COPYRIGHT http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/ Formerly America's Best-Loved Unknown Cartoonist, now independently animating a feature film, "Sita Sings the Blues." Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:53:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ed Miner http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-39202 Ed Miner Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:09:24 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/#comment-39202 Copyright law and practice is outdated and in need of an overhaul. Unfortunately, much else also needs reform and we will have to deal with the law as it is for some time. The open-licensed approach is a fresh innovation which should help move the process forward. Sita Sings the Blues is a masterpiece. Copyright law and practice is outdated and in need of an overhaul. Unfortunately, much else also needs reform and we will have to deal with the law as it is for some time. The open-licensed approach is a fresh innovation which should help move the process forward.

Sita Sings the Blues is a masterpiece.

]]> By: Lavdrim http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-39024 Lavdrim Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:19:04 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/#comment-39024 im for copyright rights, i dont want somebody to make money from my work (my property), my work (my property) is my right and nobodys else. so if i make a song but somebody else does a remix of it he's violated my work, my property, my labour. im for copyright rights, i dont want somebody to make money from my work (my property), my work (my property) is my right and nobodys else. so if i make a song but somebody else does a remix of it he’s violated my work, my property, my labour.

]]> By: Raviteja Innamuri http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-38151 Raviteja Innamuri Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:23:50 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/#comment-38151 Brilliant work. love Indian ;) Brilliant work.

love
Indian ;)

]]> By: shirish http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-37993 shirish Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:45:23 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/#comment-37993 Hi Jessica, While a part of me agrees with your assessment a part of me does not. Nina,just as everybody else is free to draw her own take on Ram. She is definitely not the first and I am sure not the last either. There was a 2001 movie Lajja http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajja_(film) where's Ram and the societal questions have been asked by the protaganist in the movie. Both are creative works and she has every right to her interpretation of people/events etc. The only shame on the matter is it would be controversial here in India as the society is still male-dominated. A male :) Hi Jessica,
While a part of me agrees with your assessment a part of me does not. Nina,just as everybody else is free to draw her own take on Ram. She is definitely not the first and I am sure not the last either.

There was a 2001 movie Lajja http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajja_(film) where’s Ram and the societal questions have been asked by the protaganist in the movie.

Both are creative works and she has every right to her interpretation of people/events etc.

The only shame on the matter is it would be controversial here in India as the society is still male-dominated.

A male :)

]]> By: Royston Maybery http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-34462 Royston Maybery Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:47:44 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/#comment-34462 I just discovered Sita Sings the Blues. Just wonderfull, not least because it features my all time favourite singer: Annette Hanshaw. Keep up the good work. Best Wishes Roy Maybery I just discovered Sita Sings the Blues. Just wonderfull, not least because it features my all time favourite singer: Annette Hanshaw. Keep up the good work.
Best Wishes Roy Maybery

]]> By: jessica http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-34377 jessica Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:57:59 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/#comment-34377 Watching the great epic Ramayana and then googling it up I somehow got into your site. I myself was highly impressed when I saw the episode when Ram tells Sita, " Kings have been known to have many wives, but I have made a decision not to bring anyone else into my life, I make a promise to have only one wife-That is you Sita" Sita than touches Ram's feet to which Ram says , " Do not touch my feet, your place is in my heart, I will treat you as my friend not as a dasi ( Dasi was the term used to describe that women had to serve her husband). " Many episodes later,after the forest exile, the kidnapping etc, Ram orders Lakshman to send Sita to the Ashram, he does so not because he mis-trusts Sita, but because he has to follow his Duty of a King- to do what is right for his people. It may sound absurd to us in today's time but thousand's of year's ago Duty was the most important. That is why Ram himself left his luxorious life in the Palace and went to live in the forest. For Duty he did not even care for his own well being. Than how can we conclude that sending Sita to ashram was wrong by Ram's part? The people of his kingdom did not trust the queen, and Ram felt it was his duty to care about his people. Yes it sounds hideous, but that was a different Era. We have to judge them according to their mindset's not ours. Why is it that I see Ram as a person with positive values, who followed what he was told since he was a kid- To act in the interest of his people. When Kings enjoyed in the glory of having multiple queens, Ram chose to have only one. He could have easily married someone else after sending Sita to the ashram. But he did not. Don't you think he too was suffering? He could have chosen to leave Sita with Ravan and get married to someone else, But he choose to go and save her. All his actions make me beleive that he was a Man with values. Why do u see otherwise? It is easy to compare Ram to your husband-who did something cruel to you. But for GOD's sake do not mis-interpret what Ram is. Please don't change Ram's image. Regards, Jessica. Watching the great epic Ramayana and then googling it up I somehow got into your site. I myself was highly impressed when I saw the episode when Ram tells Sita, ” Kings have been known to have many wives, but I have made a decision not to bring anyone else into my life, I make a promise to have only one wife-That is you Sita” Sita than touches Ram’s feet to which Ram says , ” Do not touch my feet, your place is in my heart, I will treat you as my friend not as a dasi ( Dasi was the term used to describe that women had to serve her husband). ”
Many episodes later,after the forest exile, the kidnapping etc, Ram orders Lakshman to send Sita to the Ashram, he does so not because he mis-trusts Sita, but because he has to follow his Duty of a King- to do what is right for his people. It may sound absurd to us in today’s time but thousand’s of year’s ago Duty was the most important. That is why Ram himself left his luxorious life in the Palace and went to live in the forest. For Duty he did not even care for his own well being. Than how can we conclude that sending Sita to ashram was wrong by Ram’s part? The people of his kingdom did not trust the queen, and Ram felt it was his duty to care about his people. Yes it sounds hideous, but that was a different Era. We have to judge them according to their mindset’s not ours.
Why is it that I see Ram as a person with positive values, who followed what he was told since he was a kid- To act in the interest of his people. When Kings enjoyed in the glory of having multiple queens, Ram chose to have only one.
He could have easily married someone else after sending Sita to the ashram. But he did not. Don’t you think he too was suffering?
He could have chosen to leave Sita with Ravan and get married to someone else, But he choose to go and save her.
All his actions make me beleive that he was a Man with values. Why do u see otherwise?

It is easy to compare Ram to your husband-who did something cruel to you. But for GOD’s sake do not mis-interpret what Ram is. Please don’t change Ram’s image.

Regards,
Jessica.

]]> By: herutigliano http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-34059 herutigliano Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:16:21 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/03/18/my-official-position-on-copyright/#comment-34059 My opinion as to why people would still support copyright is that first off, they might not have heard of Creative Commons, and second, they want to make money from their creation, but they don't want to run the risk of anyone else earning money from it. Of course, there are also stupid reasons like not having a Creative Commons symbol in the character map, but that doesn't really count. *cough* As for me, I'll just be happy to have my stuff known about, not have it turned into porn, and that I'm somewhere in the credits. :3 My opinion as to why people would still support copyright is that first off, they might not have heard of Creative Commons, and second, they want to make money from their creation, but they don’t want to run the risk of anyone else earning money from it. Of course, there are also stupid reasons like not having a Creative Commons symbol in the character map, but that doesn’t really count. *cough*

As for me, I’ll just be happy to have my stuff known about, not have it turned into porn, and that I’m somewhere in the credits. :3

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