Yes, transcription may be useful but transcription with commentary is more interesting. For example, look at the file "img_223r.jpg" On the lower slide headed "Areas of Concern". The authors display their bias when they paraphrase one of the terms of the GPL as:
"Any GPL code can be copied and redistributed at no cost, may charge for cost of distribution"
It's my understanding that although the above is true, that's not the whole picture. As I see the GPL, any code can be copied and redistributed at no cost, at the cost of distribution or at any cost a buyer is willing to pay as long as all the other terms of the GPL are honored.
This thoughtful presentation missed this point among others I'm sure.
Lessig is a very politic writer to give
Michael Powell the benefit of the
doubt by congratulating him for even thinking
about a "reexamination" of
copyright laws. It is in the hands of the
legislature. They should begin
by repealing Sony Bono's Copyright Extension
Act of 1998 then they should
move on to the DMCA but as lessig points out,
they have to somehow give a
nod to the old. Perhaps some new fangled sort
of license is called for.
At any rate the main point about government's
failure to participate in
the broadband arena is the exactly where the
finger should point. And it
should point there because they've been
accepting bribes from the
dinosaurs Lessig describes.
How would you suggest the citizens of a city & county of about 750K population begin to effectively lobby local government to establish a municipal ISP?
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The intersection of demand and supply curves is called market equilibrium and, all things being equal, is the natural state of any market.
I could be wrong but $350 to $400 doesn't sound too much like a cheap gimmick.
Yes, transcription may be useful but transcription with commentary is more interesting. For example, look at the file "img_223r.jpg" On the lower slide headed "Areas of Concern". The authors display their bias when they paraphrase one of
the terms of the GPL as:
"Any GPL code can be copied and redistributed at no cost, may charge for cost of distribution"
It's my understanding that although the above is true, that's not the whole picture. As I see the GPL, any code can be copied and redistributed at no cost, at the cost of distribution or at any cost a buyer is willing to pay as long as all the other terms of the GPL are honored.
This thoughtful presentation missed this point among others I'm sure.
Lessig is a very politic writer to give
Michael Powell the benefit of the
doubt by congratulating him for even thinking
about a "reexamination" of
copyright laws. It is in the hands of the
legislature. They should begin
by repealing Sony Bono's Copyright Extension
Act of 1998 then they should
move on to the DMCA but as lessig points out,
they have to somehow give a
nod to the old. Perhaps some new fangled sort
of license is called for.
At any rate the main point about government's
failure to participate in
the broadband arena is the exactly where the
finger should point. And it
should point there because they've been
accepting bribes from the
dinosaurs Lessig describes.
How would you suggest the citizens of a city & county of about 750K population begin to effectively lobby local government to establish a municipal ISP?