So in this post over at BoingBoing [linky], our intrepid poster, Cory Doctorow, posted an interesting link regarding the DMCA. It is an interesting article, but what was interesting to me was a derivitive on the post, the problem and his call for help and the response of his readers.
...(McGill University's crazy media player won't play the video in my browser for some reason, and they don't have a direct download link -- someone rip/post this and send me the URL?) Link, Link to video Update: Here's the Windows stream -- still won't play for me, but maybe someone can transcode it to something less brain-damaged. -- Thanks, Whiteg! Update 2: Thanks to Jason Turgeon for ripping this video to something easier to see. Here's the whole thing, and here's Bruce Lehman's bit.
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Update: Here's the Windows stream -- still won't play for me, but maybe someone can transcode it to something less brain-damaged. -- Thanks, Whiteg!
Update 2: Thanks to Jason Turgeon for ripping this video to something easier to see. Here's the whole thing, and here's Bruce Lehman's bit.
The "crowd" jumps in and solves the issue. This is the benefit you get by ceding unnecessary control to your audience. Excellent example.
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