Web Piracy Fight May Be Counterproductive

according to this New York Times article. Some of the measures championed by the recording and motion picture industries will make it harder to deliver media and to innovate. Apple's iTunes Music Store is held up as a positive way to fight piracy, i.e. offering an alternative that is "cheap and great" versus "free and crummy." [Dana Baggett]

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