A preprint [PDF] of Charles W. Bailey, Jr “Strong Copyright + DRM + Weak Net Neutrality = Digital Dystopia?” paper is now available.
,br>What this paper has said is simply this: three issues–a dramatic expansion of the scope, duration, and punitive nature of copyright laws; the ability of DRM to lock-down content in an unprecedented fashion; and the erosion of Net neutrality–bear careful scrutiny by those who believe that the Internet has fostered (and will continue to foster) a digital revolution that has resulted in an extraordinary explosion of innovation, creativity, and information dissemination. These issues may well determine whether the much-toted “information superhighway” lives up to its promise or simply becomes the “information toll road” of the future, ironically resembling the pre-Internet online services of the past.
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