Dr. Matt Lee (mattl)

Web standards, accessibility, free/open source software, old UNIX/TV/Music and occasional wargaming

The Deal With Boredom - 01 (2007)

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Oppose Audio Copy Protection (2007)

Just when science is making it possible to copy music perfectly, record companies are trying to make it impossible again, with government-enforced copy protection.The invention of the phonograph created a situation where the best way to copy audio signals was by mass production. This temporary situation made record companies necessary and useful. It also made copyright a fairly harmless way of encouraging activities that benefit the public. (That was the original purpose of copyright.) Digita