CRWR 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Astra Taylor, Ricetec, Enclosure
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It"s important to understand the climate in which you are making art, producing writing, shooting film/ writing music: to do that - have to go back to 1649 ---> the enclosure movement. 1720: good for the lords but not for the common people, chapter 5, astra taylor - argues that enclosure act of 1720 enriched the upper class, the. Web has made owners of major sharing platforms richer, but common users (writers, musicians, artists) poorer: has done so while maintaining reputation for freedom & openness, due to its direct challenges to copyright law, etc. India: attempting to patent something like "curry" clearly part of cultural commons, is problematic, are many examples of similar corporate grabs. In music industry, film industry & large publishing houses, decks have been stacked in favour of big players who control copyright: the internet "free culture" was meant to fix all that.
