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Let's be sure to stick to things that are plausible and would represent an actual improvement if implemented.

* Copyright reform would be great, but seems like a lot of it is international treaty.

* Real net neutrality

* More and better broadband.

* Support for net security (DNSSEC) and anonymity (e.g. Tor), maybe IPv6.

* In defense of the first-sale doctrine and promote compatibility - eliminate the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA

* Truth in labeling - all systems using DRM have to be fully described on the outside of the box and all advertising materials

Ideally we'd want regulations on the other guy more than on the yourself. But just because Hollywood doesn't want it doesn't mean it we would. For example Hollywood would fight tooth and nail against something like "Free trade for DVDs - End region locking" but it would probably only help them in the long run.



I think net neutrality and proper labeling work perfectly with his list. And I don't think that "bad for established media" should be the guiding principe, just "good for people". To that end, "no artificial geographic restrictions" seems reasonable to me.

That said:

* Legal recognition of public domain donations.

* Legal recognition of public domain recursive work (in the vein of the GPL, where work from it must also be in the public domain.)


* Copyright reform would be great, but seems like a lot of it is international treaty.

-> treaties where the USA is the driving force behind making them ever more onerous. The rest of the world would love it if the wish list came to pass, and it would make a whole lot of other things (e.g. Free trade agreements) a lot more palatable.




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