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Doctorow on the Demise of the Digital Hub

Posted by michael on from the programming-restored-to-original-meaning dept.

natpoor writes "Cory Doctorow writes an excellent piece in this week's TidBITS about how Hollywood is out to destroy the digital hub and what it means for citizens and open source. "In Hollywood's paranoid fantasy, digital television plus Internet equals total and immediate 'Napsterization' of every movie shown on TV." Slashdotters will know some of it, but this is the best write-up I've seen, and it is well-linked. Far more important than AOL on OSX!"

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  1. Yeah I can see that. by marcushnk · · Score: 2, Funny

    The paranoid delusions of some coked up producers and show bitzy laywers are way more important than the very real stuff thats going on in "Reality land"

    --
    "Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far
  2. This article is so good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    ...it's already slashdotted before 5 comments!

  3. Demise of the Digital Hub by FrostedWheat · · Score: 5, Funny

    TidBITS hub in particular.

    RIP .. *router in peace*

    1. Re:Demise of the Digital Hub by manly_15 · · Score: 3, Funny

      RIP .. *router in peace*

      I prefer *router in pieces*

  4. I've Got Better Use for CPU Cycles by Bob(TM) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have you seen what's on TV? I've got better uses for the hardware.

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    The little guy just ain't getting it, is he?
  5. Why by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why doesn't Hollywood just buy up all the companies that make things it fears?

    They got the cash thanks to brain dead Americans who wouldn't know a good movie if it hit them in the head.

    Could someone please send me a scale small enough to measure the American attention span, please.

    thanks

    1. Re:Why by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
      Could someone please send me a scale small enough to measure the American attention span, please.

      Here ya go: 0-----1

      It's the same one I use for my weiner.

  6. relative importance by JimBobJoe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Far more important than AOL on OSX!"

    Yes, but will it be as important when it's accidentally reposted to slashdot in about 6-9 months?

  7. Stop advocating terrorism! by Aexia · · Score: 5, Funny

    They'll just be developed in other countries. You'll be able to import them, somehow.

    Only terrorists would do that. You're not a terrorist are you? Then why are you advocating a crminal enterprise that can only aid and abet terrorists? I've got my eye on you, boy.

    From now on, if you ever go talk to your terrorist friends, I'm going to know. Then we're going to hold a nice secret military tribunal for you and the rest of your terrorist organization. Don't try to complain about being mistreated; Only the guilty complain about "civil liberties" being "violated." Don't you get it, boy? We're at war with the terrorists and you're either on our side or their side. And it looks more and more like you're on the side of the terrorists.

    Now, so far, we still have to have such outdated notions like "evidence" when it comes to putting terrorists like you away. For now. You and your terrorist buddies won't be able to hide being the Constitution for much longer.