The reason much YouTube commentary is mind-meltingly dumb is that it is literally written by people with unfinished brains: Teenagers and even children. Displaying a lack of basic humanity on the site does no one else any real harm, but if they are persuaded to comment using their real name they could be harming themselves. Their juvenile idiocy will be only a search away for the rest of their lives.
Big Entertainment seeks legislation over a technical solution because, well, it wants legislation. Under the guise of desperately needing protection, the industry is trying to pull off an outrageous power-grab here.
What big businesses know better than anyone is that the secret of success is not making the best product, but controlling the marketplace. They know the Internet is their only future marketplace. Quite simply, they want it.
http://i.doubt.it/2012/01/25/stay-free/
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I foresee a problem
The reason much YouTube commentary is mind-meltingly dumb is that it is literally written by people with unfinished brains: Teenagers and even children. Displaying a lack of basic humanity on the site does no one else any real harm, but if they are persuaded to comment using their real name they could be harming themselves. Their juvenile idiocy will be only a search away for the rest of their lives.
The World Is Not Enough
Big Entertainment seeks legislation over a technical solution because, well, it wants legislation. Under the guise of desperately needing protection, the industry is trying to pull off an outrageous power-grab here.
What big businesses know better than anyone is that the secret of success is not making the best product, but controlling the marketplace. They know the Internet is their only future marketplace. Quite simply, they want it.
http://i.doubt.it/2012/01/25/stay-free/