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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
We have already seen what the Corporations want; the DMCA was the first pass at that, as is many of the DRM schemes we see implemented out there. What is there already is too much Steve.
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As I said... this was because there was no concrete data for them to work with, so naturally they over-reacted. There is no reason overly-restrictive DRM can't be scaled back to more reasonable levels.
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Keep in mind there is two sides to every story Steve. A lot of those cattle grazers had been grazing on the land for longer than the the land was considered anyone's property. The U.S. Government essentially gave it to others out from under them.
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The technical term is "squatting." The land was never "owned" by the cattle grazers to begin with, so the only thing they were losing was a free lunch.
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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
Besides, we are not talking about restricting someone trespass on another person's property, we are talking about giving corporations unprecedented levels of access to people's privacy and about major restrictions in what has been historically considered fair use of copyrighted works.
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The terms "unprecedented" and "major restrictions" are further examples of assuming the worst without concrete reason... see where this is going?
Don't panic... it doesn't have to be that bad. A fire can burn down a forest... or it can provide warmth and comfort, when properly used.
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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
The Web has already been the End of the World as we Knew It.. and it will be again and again in the coming decades.
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Sorry... I wasn't aware that we had descended into complete chaos, anarchy, and the destruction of civilization, thanks to the web.
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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
You know one this is interesting... I rarely see videos stolen from YouTube. YouTube has developed a model where it is far easier to simply link to YouTube than it is to steal the videos from them. This is a lesson the Publishing Industry needs to learn.
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No one profits from YouTube videos, either... other than YouTube itself, and those who advertise on the site. Advertising is the real source of revenue... the videos are essentially free giveaways. But convincing the publishing industry that all their literature is worth nothing but carrots drawing people to their paid advertising might be... difficult...