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EFF and Dvorak Blame the Digg Revolt On Lawyers

Posted by kdawson on from the jet-fuel-on-a-fire dept.

enharmonix writes "A bit of an update on the recent Digg revolt over AACS. The NYTimes has taken notice and written quite a decent article that actually acknowledges that the take-down notices amount to censorship and documents instances of the infamous key appearing in purely expressive form. I was pleased to see the similarity to 2600 and deCSS was not lost on the Times either. More interesting is that the EFF's Fred von Lohmann blames the digg revolt on lawyers. And in an opinion piece, John Dvorak expands on that theme."

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  1. Re:Digg is the most childish site ever.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Slashdot wants to glean as much advertising revenue as it can: That is its mandate ever since it was bought out.

    Since Digg has a larger audience now, it is in Slashdot's best interest to do what it can to lure traffic from there, and other more popular sites, so as to drive up revenue.

    That is why this is mentioned here.

    And, it's NOT a bad thing! We can withstand the occassional swarm of "Diggiots", I think, if it will help generate money for Slashdot, right?

    Once this article fades into obscurity, we can go back to our normal discussions: You know - why copyright infringement is a bad thing, if it's something GPL'd, but it's OK, if it's a "big nasty, greedy corporation".

    Or, why we should all collectively bow down before Apple, as the more vociferous fanbois don kneepads and jockey for position in the long line that has been formed here to suck Steve Jobs' aging dick.

    Then, we'll get to do it all over again, when the "editors" dupe the articles.

  2. Digg is Screwed by stick_figure_of_doom · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So the point of the article is that Digg's own lawyers made the call to take down the key. Due to Digg's own actions, without any notice from AACS or whoever, this key is famous. So basically if the AACS group wants to nail anybody, they'll hit Digg. In addition, Digg has lost a ton of street cred with its user base. Clearly whoever made the call or accepted the lawyer's advice didn't make the right decision, because it really screwed them. They could've been just one more site hosting the key, but instead they are the main offenders.

    Viva la revolucion!

    --
    If someone drops a fort on Will, he makes a reflex save.
  3. Uh... lawyers didn't cause this? WHAT? by Loligo · · Score: 1, Flamebait


    I love the comments that the lawyers didn't cause this - the law did.

    WHO DO YOU THINK WRITES THE LAWS?

    Look at the prior professions of your congressmen and women.

      -l