Lunsford-Feminism and Textual Ownership

This essay really caught my interest. It had never occurred to me that textual ownership or author's rights could be such an issue in the writing world today. I also did not look at copyrighting as something in terms of branding or creating an original piece of work. I had always associated the term copyright with writing. I believe that an author should be able to receive credit for their work without going through the corporate ladder. I agree with websites and blogs that allow writers to express themselves and enable others to view their work. While some writing is better than others, it is at the readers discretion to enjoy it or not. Publishing and claiming legal copyrights have become such a prolonged process that many writers are starting to question whether textual ownership is losing its power. Lunsford brings up several points as to why this is such a problem today. One point I agree with is that the shift in values of society has been the underlying reason. Everything today is corporate and if not they will soon be bought out by a corporation. It is hard to have anything original or organic and writing will soon be all corporate. Hopefully the internet can survive this change and help author's get their work out if they want to.