The article The Creative Economy by The Huffington Post talks about the UK and the US leading the world in the creative economy. I have operated my career in music off of the premise that creativity cannot be outsourced.

The article states that in the UK there is a forum called c&binet that will take place in Oct 2009. Oct 2009!?! What the… Why so long? Well because big ships turn slowly. Not only do they turn slowly they try to destroy all the dinghies that changed course long ago. For example the music, TV, and movie industries with digital downloads. The US and fiber Internet, or cell phone service technologies.

Another point of contention I have with this article is the fact that they are “trying to protect the creator.” Which sounds good but sometimes “trying to protect the creator” is a clever disguise for trying to protect windfall profits for the corporations that have held the Creative Economy captive since the advent of film and recorded music. Remember as creators we don’t need to make millions, we just have to make enough money to live securely doing what we love.

I like the topic and some points of the article and believe it is a good step in the right direction, but we must all remember that big ships turn slowly and hate all those who veer off course.