I woke up this morning to a Dutch news article from the NOS. here.
It stated in the title that the European Union might ban the use of memes and it got my interest.
Because of possible new regulation websites that facilitate content with copyright should filter it out unless royalties are paid.
Basically if you use a photo, song or movie that has copyright it should not be showed unless royalties are paid by the website hosting it to the creator of the original content.
The decision wether this will happen will be in about 2 months.
It's surprising to me that we still have this discussion in 2018...but anyway..
I'm hoping that in the future when more and more people are on a blockchain that royalties will be an automatic process. Just like getting rewarded on the steem blockchain is a automated process.
There are no accountants anywhere typing up numbers and calculating who gets what on the blockchain it just happens automatically according to a set of rules.
It's a frictionless process.
Why can't this be the case for royalties? There is already software out there that can detect copyright materials in content.
If someone earns cryptocurrency from their own content (but used a copyright piece of content while creating it) why can't royalties be frictionlessly paid to the owner of the original content (maybe trough a smart contract?) from the earnings.
This way content could generate a continuous income stream for the original creator. They would probably welcome the use of their content and content creators could just freely create content without having to worry about these damn royalties.
If content creators get paid, copyright material gets paid too. Everyone wins.
Now, Is this a good solution? I'm not 100% sure. There is probably many aspects that I'm missing but at least it's thinking in solutions and not banning things.
I truly think the solution for these problems lies in Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies and I talk about it in my vlog.
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That's stupid, memes are fair use because they are satire, if you just used the image unedited perhaps they would have a claim but the whole point of a meme is to mock something by altering something else, memes are satire. A meme is no different from a Weird Al Yankovic song.
On the other hand I would like to see the EU try it. That would be interesting.
spot-on.
And news paper satire cartoons.
I just said something similar thing, but you were first. Therefore I give you an upvote. :)
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Only thing that would get harder would be banning cryptos. I'm a big advocate of copyrights and patents. But just like any other great tool like nuclear energy etc. it can be used for very destructive means and that's what these idiots have been doing for some time (with patent trolls and other scum)
They need to understand why copyrights even exist in the first place. Copyrights let the creators make money off of their creations. It's pretty much like having a bounty on something. there is a lot of incentive to create and creators can be self sufficient without sponsors.
EU needs to get schooled on fair use.
The meme police will be kicking down doors across the continent while the bus stations become rape rooms.
"They need to understand why copyrights even exist in the first place. Copyrights let the creators make money off of their creations. "
Exactly, no one is going to confuse a meme with the movie it came from nor will it prevent the author from making money off of it. No one is going to stop making movies lest a frame becomes integrated into a meme.
Don't you know, the mayor of Cologne has figured out way to stop all of that. Girls just need to keep the men at arms length. If the women can't outrun them, that's her failure as a human being.
BTW did you saw my #Trudeaueulogy post: https://steemit.com/comedy/@vimukthi/revisiting-trudeaueulogy-some-of-the-best-political-satire-ever
That video points out the motivation and justification they use, guilt
you colonized these people long ago therefor now they can colonize you and if you say shit it is hate speech.
Hello @funbobby51, and nice to Steem you! :-)
Well, as far as I know nor in the United States of America nor in the European Union the copyright laws allow royalty-free use of a material on the basis of the satirical, parodic or humorous intention of the "second hand" author, and I guess it partially derives from the interpretation margin which would arise from such a subjective claim (a same artwork may be seen as a parody from its content creator point of view, and as a plain political or social statement from other viewers opinions).
In case it doesn't exist yet, and following your suggestion, it'd be beneficial to promote the adoption of a "humorous" Creative Commons licence attribution :-)
Upon further reading I will change my argument to say that memes are parody.
Parody is very strongly protected while satire is less so but still protected.
https://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/intellectual/roundtables/0506_outline.pdf
they note that:
I think a single frame from a movie that has been turned into a meme satisfies both of those conditions.
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Great post from you, well done
Thanks for sharing..
Steempay looks really cool to make payments with mobile using QR code ....Glad to see lots of interesting projects on this great Blockchain....Indeed Bonnie Piesse content is of high quality, that may be the reason you have gifted her 10 SBD on dlive . Keep promoting the good stuff @exyle ....
@exyle I guess it is possible to do this on a crypto platform. However, how will they ever ensure that royalties are being paid on platforms like Facebook, or Twitter. I see copyrighted content there all day long. I guess they will never be able to put a hold to that.
Hello @markdeheide, nice to Steem you! :-)
Maybe a precedent in that way is the European Union directive on the so-called "fake news", through which it seems the E.U. succeeded in obtaining from Facebook and Twitter an adaptation of their algorithms that allows posts filtering (and free thinking inhibition, but that's another theme ;-) ). They probably could automatize in a similar manner copyrighted content detection and royalties payment...
@ijatz ow yeah true. Keep in mind though people aren't paid for placing content on Facebook or twitter, so there are also no payments to be forwarded. On YouTube this is already happening on a massive scale.
Good video and interesting thoughts...:)...
Mark @exyle I like the STEEMPay and I am grateful you brought it to my attention. Now I need to go out and use it to see how I like the functionality........
With regard to copyright, I think it is high time that measures were taken and various possible solutions considered for this....
If content creators get paid, copyright material gets paid too. Everyone wins.
This I think would be the best solution.... Unless some authors don't want to sell their content.
I think it's great to create @asbear.... How fast we are moving forward and evolving the blockchain and its applications.
Greetings!!
In the US, the tax code is quite complex. We have federal. State, and local taxes. There are income, sales, and property taxes. Blockchain integration is seemingly impossible. It is frightening to consider such potential.
I guess the real problem in the copyright industry is always the middle man, therefore a ban is a way better solution for now.
With time blockchain technology will hopefully disrupt all of this, whether they like it or not.
That's what I am hoping too.
One just has to look at Steemit to realize it will be a long, long, long time before blockchain technology and it's lack of security will allowed to run the financial transactions of the world.
Good God I hate the EU.
I love your frictionless royalties payment solution @exyle. I'm not surprised that no-one is considering these types of solutions yet as so few people are aware of what is possible with blockchain technology. It will come though!
Thanks for heads up on Steempay too. That looks like a really useful app.
Have a fun day! 😊
I agree! I also agree with you that blockchain technology is the answer to solve this issue. As a matter of fact I believe blockchain technology is the answer to anything when it comes to any sort of payments. It’s not “IF”, it’s “WHEN” this happens. I’m also really happy to see steempay, it’s only confirming what I believe will eventually happen. I wouldn’t be surprised 😮 if in few years Steem would be known all over the world just as well as bitcoin. Can’t wait for SMT’s to finally come out. It’s really exciting, the expectation, everything...
Great talk this morning especially on smart contracts. I too would like to see an increase in their use for royalties, taxation, levies, tariffs etc. It just makes life easy for everyone. The best part is that we have Ethereum, NEO and the upcoming EOS among others; where these smart contracts can be built. So hopefully in the future things will be better. BTW the Dlive video of @bonniepiesse is fantastic...thank you for sharing :)
Banning memes seems like a measure straight out of China however you try to justify it.
That's interesting, because under fair use laws, parodies are permitted in the USA without royalties, etc.
Damn these Europeans! Damn them to hell!!
Of course I share the same opinion as you do, crypto is the answer to many problems but it still to small and unknown for now. And we have to think how old the EU foundation is and their bases, they always opt for the easy way, to avoid bigger problems, the reality is that, if nothing is ventured, nothing will be gained.
Always useful videos, let's see the destiny of "memes", I don´t know how they will control it if they ban it... Or they are expecting for the Europeans to just obey and that's it?
I am surprised to hear that they are considering a ban on memes! They are meant to be funny and satirical. Paying to use a meme that you create seems like craziness. Pretty soon I will just be taking photos of myself and making my own memes. Could I get royalites for that? :)
I love your passion for #solutions and as you explain it 'frictionless' solutions could be a clear wave to our future! Yup! I think that's another big reason I keep returning yo your blogs. I am also not 100% sure but, maybe the app that names songs is called 'songza' i have heard of it but never used it.
It be natural, memes are not necessary
I personally think copywrights are ridiculous. how can you expecct money because someone else was able to recreate your work.
If youwere unable to monetize and they were it sounds like thats a problem of resources or ability... maybe i dont understand patents enough but if you don't want something copied don't make it...
you cant expect to monopolize an industry just because you created it. that's like the first cellphone company patenting cellphones and saying no one else can make/sell these without paying me. Rudiculous
I really love EU for creating and solvung their "main" problems ;-)
Great @exyle! I am very interested in steemit news, this could come in handy when I do painting tutorials (LOL) and you always update us for all the apps ... when I buy a good phone I will start using them. for now I just buy Steem.
Thanks for sharing this with the community. It always nice to read something that is done with passion.
Very good post @exyle, this information is very useful for all of us, I think, it is a very good decision made by the European Union, because then, there is no longer a problem with copyright, and will give birth to all the content that original, and Steemit will be much more successful for the future. Thanks for sharing, and wish you a wonderful day... :)
Good morning friend, i haven't read this news, i'm very interested, but i don't want it to happen, memes are part of the fun of the internet, at least i have a lot of fun hahahaha.
We'll still have to see what happens in two months.
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Thanks for providing the information @exyle.I think it's a good idea from european union to ban copyright© content based on memes,but what about royalty free content,will it get banned too?
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The problem with the European Union is that it is too bureaucratic, even if something works well, there will always be someone who wants to change it. Politicians must change the law all the time, without it they would be unemployed. Unfortunately, we suffer from this, they consider themselves as the saviors of the world. Blockchain is an evolution that will change the world, it has already begun. I wonder what the future will bring
Thanks for this wonderful information
Wow, i love this vlog
Soon you will so many memes regarding the ban of the memes.That will be funny to see.
Definitely, Blockchain is a great solution since it pays both the owner website and the one using it.
Paying people from dmania big steem bucks for something they found online is questionable from legal perspective
a good post, dude
It's a very good news ... I think Steempay will bring good news for me. Thanks boss for giving the news. I am with you.
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European Union might do a lot of things lol
It could, but 'frictionless royalties' are not desirable in the first place. It would be better to drop the idea of information as property, it is untenable.
as usual i loved you vlog :)
yes maybe this is only for a while, but then it will be returned to the bottom.
Steempay looks handy indeed! I don't understand why they would want to ban it. I mean, what's the benefit?
oh boy im screwed then, my whole channel revolves around them
I recently installed the steempay this morning, and just getting to know more about the application, there is more prospects and brighter future on Steemit as developers are working on taking the platform to the top, thanks for the information
When I use someone else's material I link to the original publication so they get the views and likes, etc. It's actually quicker and easier to do it that way. Anything else I post is 100% my stuff, and yet I find it used all over fakebook and yootoob without consequence, while my originals don't get squat. The cost, time and effort it would take to discover and go after these thieves means that up to this point, they had free reign. Why steal from someone who provides free of charge to begin with? At least give that person the views and likes they deserve.
I think the frictionless solution would be great, but would require all platforms to participate in scanning and reporting. There are programs to wipe exif data from images making it hard to identify and this would require some image recognition software that can differentiate separate images taken of the same object without the exif data. Possible but at what cost?
Either way, glad to see that a number of us are actually looking at the problem with an eye towards a practical solution rather than a complete ban that at best would be difficult to enforce.
Thanks for your wounderful information , keep good work . Best of luck .
Your post is always different i follow your blog everytime , your post is so helpful . I always inspire of your post on my steem work . Thank you for sharing @exyle
Whatever be the EU's decision, I hope it does not negatively affect steeming at last.