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The Internet Under Siege

Posted by michael on from the remember-the-internet dept.

Gorgonzola writes: "Lawrence Lessig has written an accessible article in Foreign Policy on the threats to freedom on the internet, including the threat the DMCA poses to open and free software. Nothing new to Slashdot regulars, but good to see something appear in an influential magazine like Foreign Policy. An article mentioning the Sklyarov case like this one does, is going to draw a lot more attention from policymakers to the problems the DMCA and other legal troubles are posing to online freedom than your average rant on a board like this, how well reasoned it may be."

12 of 181 comments (clear)

  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Eat it, kids.

  2. First Post by Grakef · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post

  3. First Post by darth+dickinson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HSHSHH

  4. FP BABABYABAY by earlNEXABIT · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I gots ta fp, baby. Nexabit 64000 where are you?

  5. Sue this! by asm4fun · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Lbh fhpx, Nqbor!

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  6. Re:Accessible? by TandyMasterControl · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    You're as mad as Hell and you're going to continue taking it like the rest of the sheep until you lose the fear of being shot in the streets by riot police.

    Remember Genoa.

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  7. you fucking KARMA WHORE!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    jesus christ moderators, get a clue.

    This post is saying nothing new, it sounds like a classic Signal 11 karma whoring post.

    This guy is obviously a new karma whore, just take a look at his posting history. Always a post-as-mini thesis, with no follow ups or replies to other things. The account number looks like it's a newly created id. These are classic signs of a karma whore at work.

    Moderators please don't be so stupid as to mod some stuff up because there's 4 or 5 long paragraphs. This is Anne Marie redux.

  8. censorship is evil, until... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You have that power yourself...

    Isn't it amazing how your prespective changes for being suppresed until you have the power to suppress the idiots who annoy, disagree with you...

    As the saying goes, absolute power corrupts, power _______________ (fill in the blank)

  9. Stephen King, author, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  10. Slashdot is turning into USENET! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Flamewars abound. Trolls are lurking under every post. This site has gotten to be just garbage. The constant MS bashing from people who do nothing but recompile their kernel all day are the main cause - get off the net kiddies.

    Splashdot - News for turds. Stuff that splatters.

  11. This is funny! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    kirk on iron chef usa

    mod up please

  12. Re:Buck futter! by jon787 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Suck it long and suck it hard!

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