Past Programs
Copyright - 2007
Creative commons: a challenge for creatives?
25/12/2007
Since the 19th century copyright has served to protect the rights of authors. But has this protection become a hindrance to creativity? Supporters of creative commons licenses say the pendulum has swung too far towards protectionism, and that this is affecting our creative culture.
Creative commons is an alternative copyright regime that can allow people to copy other people's work for free -- as long as it's not-for-profit.
Cory Doctorow has written articles for The Guardian on copy culture. He is passionate about the future of copyright and says a more democratic approach would be better for writers. Cory Doctorow is also a science fiction writer. His latest work is a collection of short stories called Overclocked, which he's published as a book, but it's also available for free on the web under a creative commons license.
For the Book Show, Sarah L'Estrange spoke to Cory Doctorow about why he embraced creative commons.
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Creative commons: a challenge for creatives?
25/09/2007
Since the 19th century copyright has served to protect the rights of authors. But has this protection become a hindrance to creativity? Supporters of creative commons licenses say the pendulum has swung too far towards protectionism, and that this is affecting our creative culture.
Creative commons is an alternative copyright regime that can allow people to copy other people's work for free -- as long as it's not-for-profit.
Cory Doctorow has written articles for The Guardian on copy culture. He is passionate about the future of copyright and says a more democratic approach would be better for writers. Cory Doctorow is also a science fiction writer. His latest work is a collection of short stories called Overclocked, which he's published as a book, but it's also available for free on the web under a creative commons license.
For the Book Show, Sarah L'Estrange spoke to Cory Doctorow about why he embraced creative commons.
Radio National often provides links to external websites to complement program information. While producers have taken care with all selections, we can neither endorse nor take final responsibility for the content of those sites.
The future of digital publishing
20/07/2007
What does the future of the book look like? Imagine a Dungeons and Dragons role playing type game but that instead of pretending to be a knight or a wizard, you're doing it with characters from a funky new novel - say from The Raw Shark Texts. Or, if you're an author, imagine you no longer make money from your book, but from the tie-ins your book produces - maybe a computer game like the one just described.
These scenarios have been hot topics of discussion this week at a seminar about the future of digital publishing organised by the Australia Council. Publishers, literary agents and authors have been imagining a world of print on demand and ebook utopia. They have been nutting out issues from the more glamorous side of marketing to the fiddly problems of digital rights management.
Arts and letters portfolio with opposition minister for the arts, Peter Garrett
17/05/2007
Last week, The Book Show met Senator George Brandis, federal minister for arts and sport, and quizzed him on the Howard government's policy in relation to the book industry and Australian literary culture. Today, it's Labor's turn with Peter Garrett, shadow minister for climate change, environment, heritage and the arts.
Writing underpins so many of our arts products - film, television, theatre, new media - as well as being the mainstay of publishing endeavours. The quality of these products is to a large extent determined by the quality of the writing.
Yet writing is an aspect of the arts portfolio which can easily be eclipsed by the bright lights of the performing arts and film industries.
So how is writing taken care of in the Australian Labor Party's arts policy? What would a Labor election win mean for our writers, publishers, booksellers and booklovers?
Modern applications and abuses of copyright law
20/03/2007
We know Copyright Laws have clearly been created and have evolved for very good reasons. But strict application of the laws isn't always in the best interests of everyone involved in the care of an original work of art, whether it be music, visual art or writing. So our regular expert on the legal side of the literary world, Nic Pullen from Holding Redlich joins Ramona Koval to discuss these issues.
