The final line of this overreaching and hand-wavy article had a keen observation:
"as the ability to modify is squeezed from classic ownership models (think of those silly shrink-wrap warranties), ownership is degraded."
Indeed, why would I want to buy a DVD for $20 when every single time it boots there is a minute of fluff footage that you are forced to watch? This is worth paying for?
If the traditional media (book, audio, film) companies don't wake up soon, then people are going to decide that the actual VALUE of all information is zero, even though it is clearly above zero.
"as the ability to modify is squeezed from classic ownership models (think of those silly shrink-wrap warranties), ownership is degraded."
Indeed, why would I want to buy a DVD for $20 when every single time it boots there is a minute of fluff footage that you are forced to watch? This is worth paying for?
If the traditional media (book, audio, film) companies don't wake up soon, then people are going to decide that the actual VALUE of all information is zero, even though it is clearly above zero.