Viewed in that light this article isn't dumb, and the authors aren't stupid. They are re-framing the debate in terms of copyright law reform, public good and public policy rather than technical merit and economics.
Notice how the comments here are about how dumb their ideas are? That's what they want - for their ideas to be accepted as part of a valid debate.
Viewed in that light this article isn't dumb, and the authors aren't stupid. They are re-framing the debate in terms of copyright law reform, public good and public policy rather than technical merit and economics.
Notice how the comments here are about how dumb their ideas are? That's what they want - for their ideas to be accepted as part of a valid debate.