Pull quote: “Like it or not, legislation is often written by lawyers - both Congresscritters and legal people on their staffs - and lawyers often testify to Congress about bills that are under consideration. If more of the legal community can be motivated to understand and oppose bad legislation, particularly in an era when too many in Congress freely admit they don’t use and don’t understand the Internet, then this sort of advocacy is sorely needed.”
Provocative op-ed from the NY Times by Jaron Lanier. Pull quote: “This belief in ‘free’ information is blocking future potential paths for the Internet. What if ordinary users routinely earned micropayments for their contributions? If all content were valued instead of only mogul content, perhaps an information economy would elevate success for all. But under the current terms of debate that idea can barely be whispered.”
