A photographic imagination

From WSJ.com

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs's recent open letter urging that digital music be distributed free of copyright protections was aimed at the recording industry. But it made waves in another key constituency Mr. Jobs does business with: movie makers.

Executives at Hollywood studios believe it is only a matter of time before the debate over removing copyright protections spreads to movies from music. Until now, the studios have steadfastly asserted that copy protections -- known as digital rights management -- are essential to preventing piracy of films.

The studios are increasingly engaged in internal debate over the right course ..

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The revolution's question is Amateur v. Professional where are the boundaries, what makes it so and does it matter.

In Amateur v. Professional Coxsoft art writes:

Many people find art an agreeable hobby and produce good quality work. And there are many professional artists who make a living selling junk: rusty bicycle parts cobbled together as a "profound statement" on our throwaway society! So what makes the difference between a talented amateur and an untalented professional who has the cheek to sell rubbish? Art School. At the end of it, the "artist" has a diploma.

It seems that the writing is on the wall for most forms of expression and the "arts" are not an exception. However, the world of the "collector" still has a way to go to be transformed by the disintermediation that most other areas of free exchange are evolving to.

Your audience should be in conversation with you not just the gallerist.

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