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The problem is that creatives are very rarely creative on their own.
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Um, not true at all. Look at the 'stars' youtube has made. ALL are on their own.
http://www.bkserv.net/YTS/YTTop100.aspx?p=1
Mystery Guitar Man is the musician, the engineer, the video editor and the promoter. And he is awesome.
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To make a successful record took not only the band but a recording engineer, other musicians, etc,
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Used to be like that. Now you can get Logic or ProTools on a very cheap machine and make a record as good as anyone.
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To make a film is whole crew of experienced technicians is needed, as well as a large budget
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Now you can go on kickstarter and get your own film funded and made. As Alex Albrecht just did.
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People produce much better when they work in groups.
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Citation needed. SOME People work better in groups. Anyway, the internet has allowed intercontinental collaboration in ways that were unimaginable.
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The idea that the internet gives all the chance of fame and fortune is an illusion, like anyone can make it, or anyone can win the lottery.
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Once again, Maxim, where is anyone suggesting that?
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People who manufacture guns have a responsibility for what their guns can be used for. The only purpose of a machine gun is mass killing. Arms traders have caused genocide in trading guns.
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Cool. So therefore those companies need to go to prison when someone is shot, not the person doing the shooting. That is what this bill is saying.