[W4.2] Free-culture movement - Shim ChaeYeon(심채연)

1) Summary 

The Free Culture Movement is a social movement that encourages the freedom to distribute and modify other people's creations without compensation. This movement opposes restrictive copyright laws and believes that copyright laws hinder creativity. 

The Free Culture Movement was founded by Stewart Brand in the late 1960s, and he insisted that information was free. It was later expanded to Professor Lesick's efforts to criticize the Sony Bono Copyright Extension Act in 1998. The term "free culture" was first used at the Information Society World Summit in 2003.

The general organization related to free culture is CC (Creative Commons), and there are also various organizations such as Questionnaire, Students for Free Culture, and the Free Music Movement. They promote the free exchange of ideas and encourage creativity and knowledge sharing. Although there are criticisms from copyright advocates, the Free Culture Movement is raising awareness that free access and sharing of works is an important value in modern society.


2) Something interesting or new that you learned

For me, the existence of this movement was new and interesting. I thought that copyright should be strictly observed from the perspective of consuming and producing creations, and I have always learned that way. Looking at this document, I was able to think about the bad things that copyright can give. In addition, I newly learned that the free culture movement exists in various fields such as the music industry, student groups, and software fields.


3) Questions & Discussions

Will there really be more artistic and diverse creations just because copyright is relaxed? We already know the problem with a situation where copyright is not well followed. An example is that there are so many people who bring and upload videos of other creators to shorts on YouTube. In this case, since copyright is not strictly restricted, copying other people's contents rather than trying new content will result in profits, and many people do not try to make creative attempts. In addition, creators who see many people advocating "Nunu TV (illegal movie and drama free viewing site)," which was an issue in Korea, will be less motivated to create a creation. Of course, I know that better results may come out by borrowing existing creations to some extent, but I think it is necessary to think about whether such an ideal advantage will be worthwhile enough to cover up other shortcomings.


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