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Old Business versus New Technology

OLD BUSINESS VERSUS NEW TECHNOLOGY:
A BATTLE WAGED OVER COPYRIGHTS THAT THREATENS BOTH FREEDOM AND ADVANCEMENTS

By: Jason Spencer
1.18.12

Over the past several decades, advances in technology have allowed us to consume informational and entertaining content in numerous new and exciting ways. Additionally, it has provided us with the power to easily copy, change, manipulate, and share said content with virtually anyone we would like. One would think that with all the bright minds in charge of so many industries in this country that someone would have figured out how to take advantage of this bright new world we live in. Instead, the fear-ridden executives of the multi-billion dollar industries in this country want us to remain in the dark ages and only consume content how they tell us to.