Tuesday, November 4, 2003

"60 Minutes" Toes Copyright Cartel's Line The journalists didn't even attempt to discuss the implications -- for fair use and free speech, among other things -- of Hollywood's insistence that it have absolute control over how digital content may be used. Why would a news organization care about such things, after all? In general, the slant of the piece couldn't have been more one-sided. But what could we expect from a company owned by Viacom, a member in good standing of the copyright cartel? Balance? Ha. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 5:46:21 PM

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