The War On Copying:
According to some Extropian types,
most US citizens are classifiable as "cyber-terrorists", under
new corporate-friendly laws. This follows an argument that
55 million Napster users are
federal felons.
(All those skilled techie inmates should do wonders for the US prison labour
industry, not to mention the correctional-services industry lobby;
perhaps they'll even be able to release some classes of low-skilled crackheads
to make room for them),
and the denunciation of that group of pinko commie subversives,
librarians,
as enemies of copyright. (Known radical and un-American elements among
librarians have been instrumental in supporting Napster and opposing the ban
on DeCSS.)
(ta, Mitch)