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Inga Chernyak es una joven universitaria y actual presidenta del capítulo neoyorquino de Free Culture…

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xrew: Inga was not fired because her boss didn’t like her or because she was in any way not competent to do the job she was hired for. She was fired because of her views on a subject that firm may or may not have dealt with, ie DRM. I hope, for your sake, that you are able to distinguish the difference between disliking someone and disagreeing with their views.

This is an extremely naive view. Your expression of contrary views could very easily be seen by potential clients as a reason NOT to employ the firm you work for, regardless a rational basis. Your views could also be used as an excuse for a disappointed client to take legal action against your firm in an extreme case. Business in America is NOT a democracy, it is a vicious and brutal war between competitors where millions if not billions of dollars are at stake. With that kind of money on the line, people simply don’t take chances, ever.

If your personal views threaten the health of a business, you better believe that the money you might cost your firm will outweigh your personal rights of expression in a heartbeat. Freedom of expression (which I support 100%) is not a license to threaten the hard work of others. If those who choose (yes, it is their choice) to employ you absolutely have the right to choose not to employ you based on your oppositional views. For example, would you hire a nanny to care for your child who had oppositional views on how to raise your child?

Companies don’t exist to employ you. They exist to earn a profit… no other reason. They also equate to the personal property of the proprietors, in which said proprietor has the right to develop whatever culture of thought he/she chooses to within their company. They also have the right to protect their investment in any way they see fit, so long as they don’t violate any laws in the process. That is why it is legal to fire someone in NY State simply because the boss doesn’t like the person being fired. If I start a company, hire someone and then at some point decided that said person is a dickhead, I can fire them for that reason alone. Sure, it would require lots of legal speak about their potentially destructive nature within my company, but the bottom line is, if I don’t like someone, I shouldn’t have to endure their presence within my company. It is (in this instance) MY company after all.

With regard to your stance on copyright infringement, I have to say that you are absolutely 100% wrong. I am a photographer and when my images are used for profit by others without my consent, you better believe I am going to sue the offending parties ass off. I have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars and decades of effort at personal expense in my career in order to pursue my craft/art/whatever. When others decided they’re allowed to use the images I create at my own expense without permission or paying me for my time and effort, they are actively destroying my ability to function as a photographer. In my world, the bottom line equates to theft of services, personal and potentially intellectual property and absolutely threatens my ability to eat, sleep under a warm roof and function in my chosen profession.
The same holds true with any form of copyright theft. Musicians, artists, crafts(people), whatever… cannot survive if they are not paid for their efforts. Personal investment must equate to personal reward, or the land of creative free enterprise will cease to exist. The sad truth in this world is, people need to earn a living and those in the creative fields are more often than not, barely able to do so in this world.

I am sorry you lost your job over your beliefs, but I do support the firm in question right to have fired you.