October 31, 2009

Holding back time?

I pretty much agree with Cory Doctorow's counterblast to Lord Mandelson's plans to disconnect alleged filesharers: Denying physics won’t save the video stars. Lots of good lines, and this one stood out for me:

It is not the job of government to guarantee that the business model enabled by last year’s technology will go on for ever. If it were, we would have outlawed radio to save vaudeville.
Hat tip: David Smith

Posted by Johnnie Moore at 13:46 in Blogs & networks
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