Business Week: Lawrence Lessig: We have given control of the future to the dinosaurs.
>>>As we move from narrowband to broadband [access to the Net], broadband operators are developing technology that gives them control over applications and content on the network.<<< I am seeing this too -- very scary. Primarily because the biggest improvements in consumer experiences online will be the result of the desktop PC becomming a source of content as well as an always-on consumer of content. This is something the cable/telcos don't want to see happen.
>>>The problem is, we've given control of the future to the people who will lose even under best possible plan.<<<
>>>In essence, it asks to create a national police state of music listening by forcing Webcasters to collect data and turn it over to copyright holders.<<<
>>>The traditional vision protects copyright owners from unfair competition. It has never been a way to give copyright holders perfect control over how consumers use content.<<< [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
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