RE: the plot thickens

From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Mon Oct 07 2002 - 20:14:41 MDT


To me, it looks like KaZaA is a tar baby for the music industry; it just may
not be possible to bring it down using legal action, and in fact may
inadvertantly show copycats how to successfully set up an imune enterprise.
This will be a fun one to keep tabs on.

Emlyn

> For all of those extropians interested in how the axe will
> fall in terms of the legal environment, I'd suggest you read:
>
> Music Industry in Global Fight on Web Copies
> http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/07/technology/07SWAP.html
>
> Why is this important? Because it may be one of many
> developments where the world moves faster than you do.
>
> This *is* a "sign" of the singularity -- can you state
> for certain that you are protected from its developments?
> If you are protected from these events *are* you protected
> from the next set of events?
>
> While I dislike the role of a dooms-day sayer, I realize
> that there may be hints a valid role here. (Once the
> asteroid is clearly targeted at the Earth nobody is going
> to have an argument with this assertion). [Of course
> "asteroids" may be of external or internal manufacture.]
>
> So, my friends, do you have a "Plan B"?
>
> R.
>
>
>

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