That then reminded me of a vision that I received yesterday, of a friend that used to talk to me about 'intellectual property rights'. He was involved in designing fibre optics, for a state owned company at that time.
http://lotusfeet22.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/tears-fly.html
I also woke up to food again, and the food was boiling in a pan, and it was the color of a milky custard. To see food in a dream, can be to do with good news, and it can be an auspicious sign. To see food cooking is one of the most fortunate dreams going, whether you were cooking, or someone else was cooking, is a promise of material comfort in the near future.
Jean Michel Jarre speaks of the future of music, and shares his thoughts on the Internet, and intellectual property. He said, 'It's questioning the future of creation, the future of our identity, whoever we are'. 'Intellectual property is one of the main elements of democracy, its part of our human rights - our basic human rights! No country can develop its identity without painting, without film, without literature'.
He poses the question, 'how can we cope with the new challenge?'. He says, the answer is again, to think about business partnerships, and this is not begging, 'can we have few percent of this or that'.
Musicians, artists and writers, might like to engage in the discussion on 'intellectual property rights' and how much are you willing to give of your time and effort for free? Ultimately, everyone has to put a roof over their heads, and food on the table. I have seen how young musicians have had to live, while trying to establish their careers as musicians.
The record companies that sign them up, give them very little to live on. If they're good enough, and have the right contacts, then the very best, get to do some sessions to supplement their incomes. The same with actors that engage in doing voice overs, like American Indian, Russell Means did. In olden days, those that did voice overs received a royalty, every time the commercial was aired, and the client had to pay.
How about an invention like the 'hoover', when the name 'hoover' became a generic name for a specific genre of appliance? How about scientific discoveries made by individuals?
Is it a hot debate? It is if it impacts on you, your life, and your job! What value does it have to you, if it does not impact on you? What value does it have, if it does impact on you? How would you feel, if free content stopped completely?
Is it the case that now, that people have got so used to, receiving so much for free? That they do not appreciate why they should have to pay for the very best? Would those individuals be willing to work for free 24/7, for the whole of their lives? These are serious questions that have to be addressed.
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2014/02/03/jean-michel-jarre-our-battle-about-intellectual-property-is-not-defending-the-rights-of-rich-artists/
This American video was posted in the discussion of the Jarre article.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyRR41HL5eM
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