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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Flooding causes problems
The other day, a couple drove through various signs that said "ROAD CLOSED" with traffic cones all over the place. The signs start before the way to get to my house, and continues onward even to the second lake that's further down the highway that runs past our house not far from the one that we can visably see.
Apprently though, the couple didn't heed the warnings, and had unfortunately their car went under and they had drown. It's really unfortunate when things like that happen, but I guess they thought they could go through the flooded bridge just like they could with the submerged road we have nearby. They weren't even from town. The local police though have started using police crossing tapes to maybe stop people this time. What makes me mad is the fact that some people do this on purpose.
Around here the dirt-happy late-teens and young adults who own or drive vehicles (trucks, cars or even ATVs) will do what is called "muddin'" where one drives through mud puddles or in the case of flooding, large bodies of water on the road as quickly as they can. I think they are starting to patrol the area more just to prevent something like this from happening again.
In other news though, I found an interesting article about a particular group trying to push the subject that art.. ANY art that's created, if not properly registered will become what is known as "orphaned work" and anyone else can simply use it. A little bit of quoting on the article for those who don't like reading large amounts of text:
"Currently, you don't have to register your artwork to own the copyright. You own a copyright as soon as you create something. International law also supports this. Right now, registration allows you to sue for damages, in addition to fair value.
What makes me so MAD about this new legislation is that it legalizes THEFT! The only people who benefit from this are those who want to make use of our creative works without paying for them and large companies who will run the new private copyright registries."
I'm not sure if this issue has come up before, nor do I even know if it'll get very far, but the issue itself seems a bit concerning for artists. Anyone else have any scoop on it?
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