While technology has always outpaced the laws intended to regulate it, this tension has been especially pronounced during the shift from the analog to digital era. The Disco Project’s Ali Sternburg has a nice round-up of 15 flash-points that remind us how today’s Aereo is yesterday’s Betamax or MP3. Her list has some famous names (ie YouTube) but also some obscure ones — like iCraveTV and Veoh — that got wiped away in legal whirlpools.
Story posted at: project-disco.org
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