Copyright Law Day & Public Domain Day
Sovereignty over your art
Happy New Year!
It may feel a bit unromantic to start the year addressing copyright, but after singing Auld Lang Syne and drinking the bubbly, what is more fitting than a consideration of value?
For artists, copyright and public domain are about sovereignty, respect for our work, and the value of our contribution to society. It’s no coincidence that the word “sovereign” also signifies a gold coin that was historically used as currency.
How do we want our creations to be disseminated? How do we attain a balance between protecting our livelihood and generously sharing with others.
The term “livelihood” resonates with self-respect, amor propio, and maintaining beauty, pleasure, and abundance in circulation.
These are Venus and Ochun values: Love, beauty, sensuality, and prosperity all circulate together in one stream through life. Isolating these threads unravels our worth.
Enjoy the confluence. Stand in your natural right to sovereignty and prosperity, however you choose to express these in your artistic life.