While this is an entertaining discussion of IP and elite Intarweb usage patterns of the American and European wired societies, the discussion seems to have ignored Asian usage. In Korea, viewers regularly download tv programs from the broadcaster's site to their handheld devices. This trend can only accellerate in China, and throughout the rest of Asia. This model ignores a lot of IP issues and cuts to getting eyes o the screen. We could all take a lesson here and just get on with it. "When all is said and done, a lot more is said than done!"
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While this is an entertaining discussion of IP and elite Intarweb usage patterns of the American and European wired societies, the discussion seems to have ignored Asian usage. In Korea, viewers regularly download tv programs from the broadcaster's site to their handheld devices. This trend can only accellerate in China, and throughout the rest of Asia. This model ignores a lot of IP issues and cuts to getting eyes o the screen. We could all take a lesson here and just get on with it. "When all is said and done, a lot more is said than done!"
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