…only outlaws will be able to use copyrighted materials.
That, with a lot of simplification, is Larry Lessig’s arguement in this videotaped presentation from the 2007 TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference in California. Larry is the founder of Creative Commons, a copyright reform site, so he has a bias, but his talk was a lot more interesting than most other, nap-inducing presentations on this topic. I also think that he made some good points, among them how technology has put content creation back in the hands of individuals and how allowing corporations excessive control of the new media has eroded traditional fair use privileges.
