OK, this is hot off my imaginative mind. I was writing an op ed essay today and turning phrases over in my mind when I came up with this…which neatly sums up what I’ve been saying for a while: confronted with the climate crisis, broadcasters and film-makers need to adopt a more liberal approach to copyrights on their creations.
For discussions on this, see my earlier blog posts:
15 Oct 2008: Standing on Al Gore’s Shoulders: Moving images in the climate debate
13 Oct 2008: ‘Climate Challenge’ marks turning point in Vietnam’s climate concerns
12 Oct 2008: India’s climate change NIMBYsm and middle class apathy
12 Oct 2008: Climate in Crisis and planet in peril – but we’re squabbling over copyrights!
See also these news items appearing on TVE Asia Pacific website:
6 Oct 2008:
Make climate change a ‘copyright free zone’: Asia Pacific TV and film professionals call
4 Oct 2008:
Climate coverage in media needs rational and emotional approaches
Open Minds! 