Digital Copying.
If an object can be duplicated in exact detail an unlimited number of times and without depleting limited resources -- where is the value model?
This is the fundamental problem facing the packagers of content. They are placing artificial constraints by enforcing rights managements. The record industry are finding out that the nature of the content dictates how it will thrive.
A distribution channel is no longer needed. A gatekeeper is no longer needed. Making money from copying, is no longer needed.
This is the threat to power. We individuals are empowered, the anonymous authorities are emasculated. They will not go quietly into the night. How many more 12 year olds will be sued during the death throws of system that is on the wane?
About Me
- Paul B. Adams
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- After an 18 year career in Information Technology, Paul sold his house and most of his possessions to realise three dreams: to travel in South East Asia, visit Japan and to become a writer. Paul left his native Britain in 2002 and after his Asian travels, spent four years living in Sydney, Australia, where he undertook a Ba in Communications, majoring in Creative Writing and Cultural Studies. Paul, co-writer of "The Marionette Unit," now lives in Vancouver.
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