--- From: "Scott Matthews" <scottat_private> To: <declanat_private> Subject: Me & EFF on Salon about file-sharing rhetoric Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:18:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-ELNK-Trace: 04e53a855ea7417e1aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec79f75103db9f7457845bc40b8e6cda8c61350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=3.8 tests=none version=2.54-the_well_w X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.54-the_well_w (1.174.2.17-2003-05-11-exp) X-UIDL: 2fe0b000f18518c2ef817323b04a5d53 Hi Declan, I thought Politech readers might be interested in this pair of articles on Salon: a critique I wrote about file-sharing rhetoric, along with a response prepared by the EFF. My critique of the file-sharing debates: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/12/file_sharing_one/ The EFF's response: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/12/file_sharing_two/ I typically sympathize with civil liberties groups like the EFF, but they avoid addressing privacy and free speech concerns raised by the new copyright systems that they're advocating. The incessant representation of the file-sharing debates as a struggle between an evil oligopoly and the bold freedom fighters resisting it hides complicated truths. speak soon, Scott Matthews http://www.turnstyle.com/andromeda ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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