Underskog

The © Show
Oddwarg, Matias Faldbakken, Judas van der Berg and other illicit acts
Violently curated by Rasmus Hungnes

Premiss, Bergen
Tuesday July 31st
21:00 – 22:42
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Copyright is intended to provide an automatic incentive to invest in a project, by giving the investing party a temporary monopoly on production.

However, for as long as this monopoly lasts, other parties are legally hindered from performing further innovation on the product.
It also prevents them from providing the product in a more cost-efficient manner than the copyright holder.
In addition, the copyright holder may legally attack anyone who develops a similar product, even when they are unaware of the existing copyright.

In this sense, copyright is a double-edged sword for the progress of science and art, and has to be balanced.

The duration of a copyright today is around 100 years; Much longer than the time needed to gain recompense for virtually any investment.
In the long run, the burden this monopoly places on the public and society in general clearly outweighs the benefits.

Copyright law is not only outdated and out of touch with reality, but has been perverted over time by lobbyist interests.
It is, perhaps more often than not, abused in ways that do not promote progress.
Finally, contemporary intellectual property laws deem ordinary, well-meaning people to be criminals.

For the sake of an open, prosperous and enlightened future, we are in need of extensive reforms, or even a complete abolishment of this system.

The show will stay open for the duration of the movie Predator.
The exhibition is supported by BKK and Bergen Kommune.
The exhibition supports Kim Dotcom.