Inferno: The UN killed the recording industry (fwd)

[Jim Choate]

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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:37:37 -0400
Subject: Inferno: The UN killed the recording industry

"On December 10, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Now, more than 50 years later,
the declaration could be just the thing to pull down the recording industry.
And it all boils down to a little history, a little technology, and a clause
in the Universal Declaration called Article 19"
http://www.shift.com/web/columns/column014.asp

Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right
includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive
and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of
frontiers.

Doesn't touch on what happens if someone "copyrights" your "opinion" or
prevents you from proving your "opinion" that a copyright infrigement
protection process is flawed but it's an interesting perspective w/ a few
new aspiring additions to Freenet.