I am feeling so anxious. I want to finish this video. I really, really do. I haven't been able to sit up long enough to practice, so it isn't good enough to record yet. It is important to me that there be no copyright conflicts in my video, so I am not willing to use someone else's rendition of it. The music itself is public domain. The thing that would be the problem is the performance. That artist spent a lot of time perfecting that piece to get it to recording quality. they deserve to be paid for it. They deserve credits. I can't afford to pay, and at this point it might be faster to record it myself than try to get permission.
Too many people find stuff on the internet and think "It's already public, I can use it without asking." This irks me no end. I have had people take my photographs off my Flickr site and try to pass them off as their own. Which in and of itself is pathetic, as I am not that good and only have a point n shoot. I wouldn't ask for money, but I would ask for attribution. Anyone who puts thier own creative energy into something deserves at least that. This is NOT an anti piracy rant. It is a give the fuckers thier due rant. If there is a picture or song or something on the internet I want to use and they specifically say No Attribution Necessary, I still do it. They deserve to have thier name out there.
Also, if I don't, it implies that it is my work and that is just plain wrong. As I do a lot of my stuff myself, it would be very easy to take credit by implication. As much as I want to be praised for my work (eventually), I want it to be for MY work, not someone else's. I want what I do to count. And if someone just likes the part that isn't mine, then that is invalid. It is valid for the person who did the work, not for me. I want people to look at my stuff and say 'That's cool" and know that I did it. Or that me and a team did it together. And that the team get as much credit as I do.
So, to sum up, it may be a few days before I actually get it done, and I am frustrated. I still have lots of time, but it still frustrates me.
I am going in to work for a few hours here in a bit. I missed all of my hours yesterday so I need to go in and get stuff done. When I get back, if I feel up to it, I will see what I can get recorded. I have a feeling it may have to wait until tomorrow, though. It is a 1/2 mile walk, and my leg bruise goes all the way to the bone.
It could have been worse. I could have broken my leg. I could have hit my face just a leeetle bit higher and done some really serious damage and maybe lost my eyesight. I could have gotten a concussion. Instead of pulling pieces of my teeth out of my lip it could have been a whole tooth or a bunch of teeth. I need to be thankful it is only as bad as it is, and it is only delaying me a little. And that I don't need major reconstructive surgery.
/frustration rant
Will post again when I get a chance to finish it.
Too many people find stuff on the internet and think "It's already public, I can use it without asking." This irks me no end. I have had people take my photographs off my Flickr site and try to pass them off as their own. Which in and of itself is pathetic, as I am not that good and only have a point n shoot. I wouldn't ask for money, but I would ask for attribution. Anyone who puts thier own creative energy into something deserves at least that. This is NOT an anti piracy rant. It is a give the fuckers thier due rant. If there is a picture or song or something on the internet I want to use and they specifically say No Attribution Necessary, I still do it. They deserve to have thier name out there.
Also, if I don't, it implies that it is my work and that is just plain wrong. As I do a lot of my stuff myself, it would be very easy to take credit by implication. As much as I want to be praised for my work (eventually), I want it to be for MY work, not someone else's. I want what I do to count. And if someone just likes the part that isn't mine, then that is invalid. It is valid for the person who did the work, not for me. I want people to look at my stuff and say 'That's cool" and know that I did it. Or that me and a team did it together. And that the team get as much credit as I do.
So, to sum up, it may be a few days before I actually get it done, and I am frustrated. I still have lots of time, but it still frustrates me.
I am going in to work for a few hours here in a bit. I missed all of my hours yesterday so I need to go in and get stuff done. When I get back, if I feel up to it, I will see what I can get recorded. I have a feeling it may have to wait until tomorrow, though. It is a 1/2 mile walk, and my leg bruise goes all the way to the bone.
It could have been worse. I could have broken my leg. I could have hit my face just a leeetle bit higher and done some really serious damage and maybe lost my eyesight. I could have gotten a concussion. Instead of pulling pieces of my teeth out of my lip it could have been a whole tooth or a bunch of teeth. I need to be thankful it is only as bad as it is, and it is only delaying me a little. And that I don't need major reconstructive surgery.
/frustration rant
Will post again when I get a chance to finish it.
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