Freedom Is About Stopping The Past.

But, Like All Metaphoric Wars, The Copyright Wars Are Not Actual Conflicts Of Survival. Or At Least, They Are Not Conflicts For Survival Of A People Or A Society, Even If They Are Wars Of Survival For Certain Businesses Or, More Accurately, Business Models. Thus We Must Keep I Mind The Other Values Or Objectives That Might Also Be Affected By This War. We Must Make Sure This War Doesn't Cost More Than It Is Worth. We Must Be Sure It Is Winnable, Or Winnable At A Price We're Willing To Pay.

In A Time Of Polarized Politics There's One Thing That More Than Ninety Percent Of Americans Agree On, That Our Government Is Broken, And Broken Because Of The Money In Politics.

While The Creative Works From The 16th Century Can Still Be Accessed And Used By Others, The Data In Some Software Programs From The 1990s Is Already Inaccessible.

You And I Both Know That As Long As Our Representatives Are Held Hostage To Their Funders - And Their Funders Are Not All Of Us - Our System Will Not Work

One Theme Of What I've Been Writing Has Been To Get People To Understand That "apolitical" Means "you Lose." It Doesn't Mean You Live A Utopian Life Free Of Politicians' Influence. The Destruction Of The Public Domain Is The Clearest Example, But It Will Only Be The First.