Whither Intellectual Property?

Good, Bad & Ugly

The internet and digital media converses the rather archaic notions of copyright intellectual property.  The law has been slow to respond to the ever-changing and fast-paced digital realm.  Thus came about the open access and creative commons paradigm. 

This free access vs. creative rights debate rages on. 

I personally feel it is largely the result of a generational shift in society.  People have become accustomed to free and instrant gratification without understanding the true nature of the work and creativity needed to produce the items they are pirating.  And this applies to coporations as much as individuals.

Services like Napster and BitTorrent as well as other sharing services and freeware and open access have been the thorn in the side of publishers and media kings but now may be actually hurting the actual creators of the content.  Where's the money?  Time will tell if this new model will survive.