In a time when most Americans are assessing how they will make up the difference in lost retirement stocks and savings, photographer Seth Resnick writes the Obama Administration, saying that Copyright is the very basis of my existence and the existence of every freelance photographer in the country. As a freelancer, I exist only by [...]

Today’s guest post is contributed by Brenna Lyons, author of more than eighty published works and recent president of the Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC). She wrote this blog in support of blog about copyright on November 19 as suggested by writer Jane Smith. I don’t own a yacht. Nor do I foresee owning one [...]

Musician Angell Monisa wrote the Obama Administration declaring that Personal devices such as I-pods and mobile phones are not free. Computers are not free. Internet Service is not free. The distribution of content is not free. Building a website is not free. Content should not be free. She has worked hard to become a successful [...]

It’s two o’clock in the afternoon and Pandora plays my (new) favorite radio station through my laptop speakers. While doing work, every dozen or so minutes I click back to the website to see who the band is that has popped up on the station. I haven’t heard of this band before. Who are these [...]

Photographer Erik Stenbakken recently wrote the Obama Administration saying that the dramatic shift in America’s attitude towards ownership and payment for Intellectual Property is not a healthy one. He notes that “the attitude of ‘if I can find it and copy it, it’s mine for free; has cost millions, perhaps billions of dollars in losses [...]

Novelist Aline deWinter recently wrote the Obama Administration noting that “frequently the artist must trade money for exposure, especially in the beginning, and make the least amount of income in the chain of bringing work before an audience.” She then says that the arts might possibly be the only field in which you HAVE to [...]

Creator Christopher Hornisch recently wrote the Obama Administration saying that he is “saddened by the government’s slow response to aggressively protect the individual and his right to govern his work from being abused by others”. He mentions that although copyright law has affected him as a creator, he still creates and seeks excellence in his [...]

Artist Lesli Zephyr recently wrote the Obama Administration saying that she has to constantly keep an eye for those who use her designs without her consent. She says that her creations reflect her as a person and are part what she believes, “part of my humor, my political views, my political ideals, and my perspectives.” [...]

Photographer Adam Amengual recently wrote the Obama Administration noting that “the images I make are both an expression and personal property.” He said no one besides himself has the right to make money by using his images without his permission; they are “as important to me as if they were my children.” Here is his [...]