Death of Internet Predicted: Film at 11

Remik writes "The Register has a piece analyzing several threads of Lawrence Lessig's blog, and concluding that the Internet as we know it is dying. For anyone who reads the majority of YRO posts, Lessig's blog is one of the most important sites on the net." Another submitter summed it up well: 'Lessig is predicting that the days of the Commons of the Internet are over, and that as a result of FCC deregulation, the concentration of digital rights in the hands of just a few large media companies will kill the internet for good. Even former FOX and Vivendi executive Barry Diller has criticised the move.' We joke, but there are large elements of truth to Lessig's dour predictions.

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Stop

[Raven42rac]

Stop these "_____ is dying" articles. They serve to just piss everyone off. The internet is not dying, please cordially f--k off, Mr. Lessig. This guy has enough exposure, why does he need sensational stories like these, to feed his ego? Come on /., I expect better. Please stop the "the sky is falling" articles. Please. I beg you.

Re:a few questions:

[jandrese]

Isn't it called the Internet 2? This is pretty much exactly what you're calling for, a high bandwidth network that is nice and elitist so you can feel superior when you're using it. Plus they don't allow the kind of advertising you see on the original Internet.

enough of the itunes

[poptones]

Get over it. iTunes is just another apple corporate selling tactic. It's not fucking "genius," it's an obvious marketplace that the RIAA has been fighting to ignore for longer than it (now realizes) possible. The reason it's Apple is because everyone knows the Apple whor(d)es are yuppies and chumps with too much money and/or time on their hands who will buy anything with Uncle Steve's name on it - even when that means sticking even more money into the pockets of those soulless twats who are lobbying to strip away our rights.

Way to "think different."