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LordOberon · 12-03-2004

interesting read

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.03/lessig.html

basically its about how the movie industry was established in california to escape having to pay edison for royalties on his invention (because the jurisdication couldn't reach them at that point that far away)

so basically the movie industry is built on illegal activity and not paying royalties (aka pirating)

12-03-2004	#4 (permalink)
LordOberon CD Freaks Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 172	interesting read http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.03/lessig.html basically its about how the movie industry was established in california to escape having to pay edison for royalties on his invention (because the jurisdication couldn't reach them at that point that far away) so basically the movie industry is built on illegal activity and not paying royalties (aka pirating)