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Stephen Downes

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A bit of a rant against the content producers' attempts to legislate strong copyright protection into everything. "A good friend of mine tells the story of how none of the companies that made ice for iceboxes at the start of the CRLF20th century made the jump into producing refrigerators. Why? They confused their activity with their value. They thought they sold ice and their customers thought they were buying the ability to keep lettuce fresh and beer cold. Content producers need to think about that one." Followed by a very impressive of references and resources on the current debate.CRLFCRLF

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