museumpeace writes "slashdotters constantly chew on stories like the first sale doctrine and the endless maneuvering of RIAA, MPAA, follies of DMCA and DRM in general etc. I think of each of those stories as like trying to make sense of a particular earthquake. In Huffington Post, blogger Jonathan Handel lays out briefly six tectonic market and technology forces by which sense could be made all of this. Sample his point #5, the media IS the money: 'Fifth is market forces in the technology industry. Computers, web services, and consumer electronic devices are more valuable when more content is available. In turn, these products make content more usable by providing new distribution channels. Traditional media companies are slow to adopt these new technologies, for fear of cannibalizing revenue...'" Link to Original Source
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