Hollywood Putting The Squeeze On Consumers
from the wake-up-and-smell-the-corporate-scam dept
A column by Dan Gillmor pointing out that Hollywood is putting the squeeze on consumers with all these lawsuits about intellectual property. They're making it more difficult for consumers to do legitimate things with intellectual property. My point has always been that any business that requires you to be a jerk to your customers is a dangerous one to be in.
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