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A group of filmmakers has decided to put together an interesting new animated web series called "Copy-Me"

all about copying and copyright -- and more specifically about culture and sharing, and why that's important.

 

(while also debunking some of the usual myths about copyright). Among the things they've claimed the series

will cover are:

  • The importance of the public domain.
  • Artists making money without restricting access to their work.
  • A bit of copyright history.
  • The paradox of originality.
  • The state of the Internet today
  • The impact of copyright on every single part of society today.

While they're just getting started, it looks like it will be quite interesting. They've also put together an

IndieGogo campaign for folks interested in supporting this project. Here's the intro video the filmmakers

have made about the campaign, explaining a bit more of why they're doing this and what they hope to

accomplish:

 

 

While there have been various other cool projects trying to discuss these issues, from Kirby Ferguson's

Everything is a Remix to Nina Paley's

, the more the merrier in getting past the myths of

copyright that a certain industry has been pushing for decades.

 

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140408/12314926842/new-animated-web-series-about-copying-copyright.shtml

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I thought it was pretty interesting too.

~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~

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