Reaction

I'm not completely sure how to respond to the creativity strangled clip, because I'm very apathetic about government issues. I know that sounds pretty awful, but I think it's just because whenever government issues are mentioned it's usually in a negative context so instead of getting fired up about it I tend to just overlook it and try not to dwell on it for too long. I believe creativity is a gift that no one should ever posses enough power to put restraints on. With technology the way it is today it's nearly impossibly to live without it or even escape from it. My generation has come to the point where computers are taking over nearly everything, specifically the arts. There are many artists whose jobs are being replaced by younger graphic artists who know how to use the latest software and whatnot. There seems to be endless possibilities of ways one can be creative with a computer, and it only seems to be the beginning. I can't imagine what my children are going to be able to do on computers one day. I understand why the government feels the need to make restraints for the sake of copyright laws, however they need to come to the understanding that having technology the way that it is today--you're just asking for people to make violations. It just seems completely absurd to put in front of someone all of the right software they would need to create something illegal, and then tell them that they can't make it. To me that's just asking people to "live life against the law", which is why it makes sense that so many of us do on a daily basis.

That's my take on the clip, although I'm not quite sure if that's what I was supposed to get from the clip or not.