COPA and unintended consequences






The slide’s contents?

private = bad




7 Responses to “COPA and unintended consequences”

  1. walt says:

    A clarification on the footnote. Not wanting to have a tombstone has nothing to do with wanting to live forever–which I don’t.

  2. I earlier sent Lessig email with some extensive thoughts. I’ll probably pass on a detailed comment conversation. I can say things in private email about matters of history and free-speech politics that would be dangerous to put in a public comment posting.

    I think it’s loading too much on the little PowerPoint slide to expect it to carry such a heavy weight of nuance.

    The private/public argument has a very, very, deep history. It’s not hard, if you understand the framework, but it is sometimes counter-intuitive.

    For example, read

    That’s historical, some of positions mentioned there have changed since it was written, many bits have flowed over the net. But it does give a flavor of the contentions.

  3. walt says:

    “I think itâ€™s loading too much on the little PowerPoint slide to expect it to carry such a heavy weight of nuance.”

    Absolutely. But it sure does look, um, absolute and lacking in nuance–even with the audio behind it.

    One more reason I don’t use PPT. (Of course, I don’t speak much lately either.)

    [I read the stuff at the link. I was aware of most but not all of it. Rarely have a I seen a strawman quite as classic as the one you quotequoted in the post! ]

  4. Note that post is not written by me! (that’s another story … a very long story …)

  5. walt says:

    Sorry. Corrected.

  6. Blake says:

    “For example, read

    I’d love to except I’m at work now and the filters have it blocked! Irony with my donuts on Friday morning

  7. walt says:

    Isn’t it funny how intelligent writing on censorware gets blocked by censorware? Gee, who would guess?