The following is highly disturbing. It causes me to think the USA is heading straight for Fahrenheit 451, Equilibrium, Brave New World... and so many others. Think about it. If this passes, the government could steal literally WHATEVER they wanted and utilize it for propaganda. Large corperations could become ever larger, stomping on the tiny men who really deserve the credit the entire way, until they become our way of life. The only people this act is good for are: Large corporations and the government... in other words, only those who can afford to pay. And you know what I don't want? I DON'T want the government using my HOME MOVIES as some sort of sick and twisted propaganda, let alone using my artwork! In fact, I don't want ANYONE using my SOUL without EXPLICIT PERMISSION from ME, and ME ALONE! This is just another way for a corrupt system to control us. It's hard enough being an artist without any funding whatsoever-- why make it harder and crush the underlying creativity of an entire nation? Artwork is so fundamentally important in our society, that I can't really begin to describe it! Artwork is what helps fuel REVOLUTIONS. Revolutions are SO important to humanity's history AND to its future. Such wonderful and huge changes occur SIMPLY BECAUSE inspirational artwork was not government controlled. Think about if this act had been passed in 1960. Yeah, fucked up, isn't it?
AND NO! THE COPYRIGHTS ON DA DO NOT PROTECT YOU FROM THIS LAW!!! THIS LAW NEGATES ALL COPYRIGHTS IN THE PAST 70 YEARS AT LEAST!!! YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE GOVERNMENT FOR EACH AND EVERY THING YOU PRODUCE, INCLUDING HOME MOVIES, IF YOU DID NOT WANT IT STOLEN!!!
DO SOME RESEARCH AND DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN!!!
JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, AS SOON AS I GET THE SLIGHTEST HINT THAT THIS ACT IS GOING TO FULLY PASS, EVERY SINGLE PICTURE/PEICE OF LITERATURE I HAVE POSTED ONLINE IS BEING TAKEN OFF!!! ANYONE WHO STILL SOMEHOW USES IT: BE PREPARED, FOR I WILL COME AFTER YOU AND I WILL KILL YOU.
S.2913 "Shawn Bentley Orphan
Works Act of 2008"
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