https://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/ https://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/ John Walker (founder of Autodesk) called it the D

https://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/ https://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/ John Walker (founder of Autodesk) called it the Digital Imprimatur over a decade ago. The scenario he predicted was off a bit in a few areas, but the general problem he describes - of rent seekers trying to turn the internet back into something closer to cable TV - is frighteningly close to what has been happening in the tech industry.