Wired Interview with Copyright Comic Authors

An anonymous reader writes "Wired has an interesting interview with the authors of a recent book about comics, fair use and the permissions culture. There is also a gallery of some of the most interesting pages from the comic. According to the interview, their next project is going to be on the history of musical borrowing and the way law has affected it. 'Picture a conversation between Bach, Robert Johnson and John Lennon, in comic book form.' Now *that* would be 'Strange Fruit,' indeed."

It was so much simpler

[Bender Unit 22]

if they would just stick to "don't copy that floppy".

Eeeveryone would be happy and no-one would get hurt.

Sure Beats...

[-Brodalco-]

..Captain Copyright, that canadian government produced comic about the importance of obeying copyright rules. Why is it the governments are always so bad at creating effective propaganda?

Re:It was so much simpler

[blew_fantom]

omg. i can't believe i actually know what you are referring too. yikes. hahahaha.

Re:Irony

[phaggood]

> Akiko and Strange Fruit

Wow, I came to click "reply" on the weak attempt at humor at the expense of this desparate song, then I see the comment on Akiko and thought the author meant this [markcrilley.com] AKiko, and while catching up on Crilly's newest stuff, Billie Holiday comes out of my iPod with the song.

All while I'm supposed to be working. The net is a 900 foot tall vampire what feeds on productivity.

Ooh, I wonder what Wikipedia has on "giant vampires"....