[gluteus maximus]

From the Wall Street Journal, an essay by Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig about the fair use of copyrighted material on the Internet

We are in the middle of something of a war here -- what some call "the copyright wars"; what the late Jack Valenti called his own "terrorist war," where the "terrorists" are apparently our kids. But if I asked you to shut your eyes and think about these "copyright wars," your mind would not likely run to artists like Girl Talk or creators like Stephanie Lenz. Peer-to-peer file sharing is the enemy in the "copyright wars." Kids "stealing" stuff with a computer is the target.

Read more here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122367645363324303.html

[mehrens2112]

Originally Posted by gluteus maximus

From the Wall Street Journal, an essay by Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig about the fair use of copyrighted material on the Internet



Read more here: In Defense of Piracy - WSJ.com

Universal asking YouTube to take a 29 second video of a 13 month old dancing to a "Prince" song off is just wrong. Embrace the technology guys, not alienate your consumer even more by doing stupid crap like this.