(Reprinted with the kind permission of Tom Tomorrow)

What happens when you blog a Fox executive? Blox

Jonathan Peterson deconstructs the comments of Fox CEO Peter Chernin in a Comdex keynote. Great stuff. Thanks for the link to David Weinberger, who adds his own astute comments.

It all comes down to the notion that programming is scarce or, at least, needs to retain the appearance of scarcity to sustain its value. In fact, if you make connections and let value flow, the investment in programming made today can be much more profitable than it is in the broadcast model.

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» Folks the solution is simple:

• Stop watching TV.
• Stop going to the Movies.
• Don't buy Music, Videos, Games, Books or Magazines.
• Don't by a Tivo, DVD player, stereo, WEGA tv, PlayStation

In a couple of years all the media-related companies (and their dependents) will be bankrupt.  It might teach these guys that they need to treat us with a little respect if they want to survive.

We won't do it of course...

Here is a good joke.  This Thanksgiving, be thankful that the government is cracking down on identity fraud.  At least, that is what the Washington Post would have you believe.  If you read into the details, you'll find that:

This article should have been an indictment of how the government has failed to protect the voters from identity fraud, and instead protects only the banks and government bureaucrats.  In fact, the government is completely impotent to prevent similar and ongoing fraud -- the problems with identity security across the entire economic infrastructure are so systemic and deep that it will take work on many fronts to patch them all.  The paper should just say, "Government surrenders in war on identity fraud.  Three poor people jailed; 30,000 screwed.  You're next and there's nothing you can do about it.  Government war against people who copy lame Courtney Love music progressing nicely."

[Better Living Through Software]

» Time to start lobbying your MP/Senator/what-have-you.

Which reminds me, I owe my MP a list of sites where they can form their own opinion about the RIPA.  Mine is a little too dependent upon Home Office rhetoric for my liking.  Does anyone have any they would recommend?

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