Everyones Got to Get Paid.

There is a paradigm shift happening within every aspect of our modern lives.  This is evident in all technologies and within the content that these technologies afford the public.  No one is certain of the exact direction this shift, but it is encompassing all aspects of of our culture.  The stale worn out models of commerce and distribution of knowledge are on the way out.  Many institutions are fighting this change tooth and nail, but the wave is on its way to shore.  those without the capabilities to ride this new tide ashore are destined to become fish food.  What this really boils down to is money.  Everyone has got to get paid, but with the exponential change of the digital revolution  in regards to the dissemination of knowledge we must break free from out of date revenue streams.

Larry Lessig discusses creativity and intellectual proprietorship models both past and present in his TED Talks lecture on laws that choke creativity.

In his lecture,  Lessing describes in detail the evolution of culture and the ways in which culture is spread.  He suggests that digital technology is reviving a read/write culture and how this current movement is breaking control restrictions on content.  This new movement is is inspiring new avenues of creation through the concepts of remixing existing cultural content.  Lessing further discusses copyright laws and the movement towards Creative Commons. 

This leads to the discussion of copyright restrictions and technology suppression.  With increasing vigor organizations that control the rights to specific copyright protected content are slowing the process of the current digital revolution.  They are doing this through suppression of technologies both in software and in hardware so that they might retain revenues of existing content propagation.  Unfortunately this is not a new story.  Huge cooperate conglomerates have for a long time been suppressing advancements in technology for sole benefits of profits.  This leads one to question the possibilities and advancements that might be actively solving the problems of the world.

The existing infrastructure of content control is reaching a new horizon.  Consumers are now content creators.  Social media has instituted new methods of distribution of original content.  Artists no longer need to bow to the gods of media conglomerates.  If the content is good and promoted online it can rise to the top and become popular cultural content.  The question still remains as to where monetary supplementation will play into this new field of distribution.  Access to content will become an ever increasing importance within our culture.  No one seems to have a complete handle on the situation but it is evident that change is on the way.