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The '''paid culture movement''' is a [[social movement]] that promotes the rights of creators of works to be compensated for their labor and to control distribution and modification of their [[creative work]]s, using the [[Internet]] as well as other media.

The '''paid culture movement''' is a [[social movement]] that promotes the rights of creators of works to be compensated for their labor and to control distribution and modification of their [[creative work]]s, using the [[Internet]] as well as other media.

[[Image:Larry lessig etech05 050317.jpg|thumb|Lawrence Lessig in front of a laptop labeled "free culture"]]

[[Image:Kohs Wikipedia original.jpg|thumb|Gregory Kohs pondering the folly of "free culture" (AP image)]]

The movement objects to overly abused [[copyleft]] laws and completely supports the concepts of [[copyright]] and [[intellectual property]], which many members of the movement also argue promote quality [[creativity]]. They call this system "attribution culture".  

The movement objects to overly abused [[copyleft]] laws and completely supports the concepts of [[copyright]] and [[intellectual property]], which many members of the movement also argue promote quality [[creativity]]. They call this system "attribution culture".  

== Organizations ==

== Organizations ==

The organization commonly associated with paid culture is [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]], founded by [[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs|Gregory Kohs]]. Kohs is a marketing research practitioner at [[Directory:Comcast|Comcast]] and a prominent figure in Wikipedia criticism circles.  

The organization commonly associated with paid culture is [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]], founded by [[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs|Gregory Kohs]]. Kohs is a marketing research practitioner at [[Directory:Comcast|Comcast]] and a prominent figure in Wikipedia criticism circles.

The movement is hoping that a student organization, a guild of visual artists, a society of musical artist, a league of authors and journalists, and other such societies will form as subsets of the greater movement.

The movement is hoping that a student organization, a guild of visual artists, a society of musical artists, a league of authors and journalists, and other such societies will form as subsets of the greater movement.

The paid culture movement takes the ideals of the Renaissance artisan and extends them to the field of Internet content management and to all [[culture|cultural]] and creative works.  

The paid culture movement takes the ideals of the Renaissance artisan and extends them to the field of Internet content management and to all [[culture|cultural]] and creative works.

== Defining Compensation ==

== Defining Compensation ==

* '''In-kind services''', such as getting one's lawn mowed or taxes prepared, in exchange for a work of art or an editorial column

* '''In-kind services''', such as getting one's lawn mowed or taxes prepared, in exchange for a work of art or an editorial column

* '''Barter of goods''', such as a fresh key lime pie in exchange for a watercolor portrait

* '''Barter of goods''', such as a fresh key lime pie in exchange for a watercolor portrait

* '''Monetary payment''', such as cash, check, or equity stakes, in exchage for a creative work

* '''Monetary payment''', such as cash, check, or equity stakes, in exchange for a creative work

 

== Criticism of Free Culture movement ==

== Criticism of Free Culture movement ==