On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 03:02:47PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote: > <quote who="Jeff Waugh"> > > > This is probably better off on slug-chat, but given that you've raised it > > here: What exactly is objectionable in these articles? They seem entirely > > balanced, reasonable and well-informed to me. Quoting the big end of town > > when writing an article about a controversial topic is not exactly > > pandering to their desires. > > Summary of the couch potato article, by paragraph (media analysis is so much > fun). I'm yet to find anything seriously objectionable. The article actually > summarises our point of view on copyright issues very well, and right up > front, which is unusual. >
[snip] > > * Comparison of analogue and digital tools, introduce digital convergence > (23, 24) On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 04:24:20PM +1030, Glen Turner wrote: > > Except for > > But in a connected, digital world, the threat to copyright > holders is far greater. Witness the downfall of the music > industry in recent years. (The Australian record industry > has lobbied against changing Australian copyright law). > > when the ARIA figures show no such thing. The ARIA figures > show a decline in value, but no decline in sales volume. And the downfall of the music industry is largely their own doing anyway. <URL: http://smh.com.au/news/Music/CD-retailers-advocate-nicensafe/2004/12/29/1103996608131.html#> Anand PS: mainly added so that furture googlers can find this easily. -- linux.conf.au 2005 - http://lca2005.linux.org.au/ - Birthplace of Tux April 18th to 23rd - http://lca2005.linux.org.au/ - LINUX Canberra, Australia - http://lca2005.linux.org.au/ - Get bitten! -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
