[Infowarrior] - More on ...Today's WTF moment....RIAA: U.S. copyright law 'isn't working']

[Richard Forno]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: bobr at bobrosenberg.phoenix.az.us
> Date: August 24, 2010 1:02:24 AM EDT
> To: "Dave Farber" <dave at farber.net>
> Cc: "Richard Forno" <rforno at infowarrior.org>
> Subject: [Fwd: [IP] Today's WTF moment....RIAA: U.S. copyright law 'isn't working']
> 
> Hi Dave  Hi Rick
> 
> What of a coincidence!  Just last night, I watched Larry Lessig discuss this very
> subject.  I watched it on my computer.  It was in streaming video.  I hasten to
> assure the RIAA that I was *NOT* stealing any content by downloading this video for
> *FREE*.
> 
> Here's what Larry had to say:
> 
> Larry Lessig on laws that choke creativity | Video on TED.com
> 
> * Larry Lessig, the Net’s most celebrated lawyer, cites John Philip Sousa, celestial
> copyrights and the "ASCAP car...
> *
> http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/larry_lessig_says_the_law_is_strangling_creativity.html
> 
> 
> After larry, I also watched David Pogue, NYT tech columnist, discuss the selfsame
> subject.
> 
> 
> David Pogue on the music wars | Video on TED.com
> 
> * New York Times tech columnist David Pogue performs a satirical mini-medley about
> iTunes and the downloading wars, borrowing a few notes from Sonny and Cher and the
> Village People.
> * http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/david_pogue_on_the_music_wars.html
> 
> My best wishes to the RIAA, and I hope they, one day, come to the point of using
> ration as a thought process (personal opinion of this author).
> 
> Cheers,
> Bob
>