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| DATE | 2001-12-26 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Re: [fairuse] Re: [wwwac] Hypercapitalism (was: DVD region codes Ti Powerbook Digi)
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On 2001.12.26 23:02:19 -0500 Carteblancher-at-aol.com wrote:
>>In a message dated 12/26/2001 7:50:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com writes:
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>>
>>> Digitally controlling access IS the very essense of ending
>>> real ownership of actual property, infomation, and as such,
>>>
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>>
>> I was struck by how, when you pare it down to this the above quote, fair
>>use *would* find itself naturally alienated by a broadly emerging
>>socio-economic paradigm which has been called (in a book of the same same, as
>>well as working itself into discourse in general) "Hypercapitalism."
>>Hypercapitalism is precisely this transformation from a economic system based
>>on ownership, to one based on access, for everything from Cars & Homes to
>>Information and Services, with the subtext being corporations are transformed
>>from goods providers to 'access rights intermediaries.' Not that we have to
>>overturn the whole paradigm to win the fair use fight, but it underscores
>>just how significant this period of social transformation is.
>>
>> just a thought, back to lurking, etc...
>>
>> Carte
>>
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