I've been seriously considering putting some effort into finding freelance jobs. In researching and looking for basic contracts and such I happend upon an article on the AIGA website about copyright. The author, Brad Holland, wrote the article in 2005 but it felt like it could've been written yesterday since the statements he made were so spot on for today. The article was super intersting and I agreed whole-heartedly with it's statements. Here's a snip from the end of it that really brought things home: The principles of building construction are a collective body of wisdom accumulated over the ages. This information is available to everyone, as are building supplies to anyone who can afford them. Yet, the house you build or buy is yours and your heirs. Your debt to the fair use of public information does not obligate you to inhabit your home under a limited government grant, then surrender it back to the public at the end of that term. Let the Copy Left expla...
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