Leland says:

Right on Andrew!

I referenced your post and blog in mine. Maybe enough folks will wake up and let their senators and congress folks know they want their fair use rights protected.

Thanks

Jason says:

Lee Iacocca proclaimed it, and it fits: “Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way!”

‘nuf said.

Jerry says:

Gee, if Big Music is so unable to adapt to change, maybe Congress should buy them out and turn over their libraries to the Library of Congress for distrinution. ANSCAP would see the artists & perfomers got paid. It would be worth the money to avoid the lawsuits against people least able to defend themselves, their irresponsible DRM software, listening to their constant moaning about their inability to run their own business and their blight on the economy with their ill-planned legislation. Enough!

gnomic says:

Wow. A easy to understand cause and effect of political impact to innovation and our economy. Brilliant!

I’m sure it will be ignored. Innovation doesn’t have a lobby.

Ciprian says:

Great article; congratulations! I enjoyed very much the analogy with the theater and the fence. I do hope the opinion you provided in this article will get to many ears and influence people that make such decisions.

Christopher says:

Consumers need is a Digital Consumer Rights Act that spells out fair use and what content protection can NOT be used.

1) Content should never be locked to one media, consumers should always be able to transfer content as technology changes and old formats become obsolete.

2) Consumers should aways be allowed to maintain one archive backup to recover from loss or damage.

3) Consumers should be able to freely move content between devices they own for personal use.

How about using your position in the media to start a grass roots campaign?