David Rothman writes “Doubt the need for librarians and sympathizers to educate the citizenry about copyright? Well, consider the Kerry volunteer who called me and got the mandatory mini-lecture on the sellout of the Democratic Party to the MPAA and RIAA. And what was her response when I told her about the harm that Bono and similar laws had done to e-books and other forms of culture? “I thought copyright was only for music.” OK. Don’t laugh: it’s not the lady’s fault. That’s what happens when the media are such wimps on copyright and keep the real story off page A-1.
What’s neat is that the woman said her nephew liked to download music in a big way, and that therefore she was against the RIAA. I’m anti-piracy, but certainly in favor of alternatives to the present bullying and lies that some in Hollywood are circulating in a war against even legal downloading–a threat to the giants’ business models.
Related: Hooray for Dublin, Ohio! MPAA anti-piracy sign comes down, via TeleRead.”
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