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> Europe in general but France in particular seems completely unprepared for the changes No, that's not really true, but even so, sluggishness as opposed to wi
by dschuetz 8y ago
> Europe in general but France in particular seems completely unprepared for the changes
No, that's not really true, but even so, sluggishness as opposed to wild progress is not a bad thing, actually.
You are missing the point. The traditional publishers didn't want to publish the book although it was good. This is a rhetorical: why? The consequences were: instead of following the traditional approach the author turned to other means of making the book available to the public. That's it.
- Nasrudith 8y agoThe main problem I see isn't the speed of adopting changes as that can be a bit guesswork as to what will stick around as opposed to being a flash in the pan. It is that the cartels are wildly entitled and expect the hammer to be brought down on any who dare to enter their domain as a competitor. That doesn't have the best track record for success to put it mildly. European Farmers have derailed a trade bill not because of the bad copyright clauses or the downright stupid corporate sovereignty portions that allowed for suing for lost profits /regardless of circumstances/ of legislation but because they wouldn't pass labeling laws that expected others who had produced Parmesan cheese and champagne wine for centuries to allow them to be the only ones to provide it to the world. There were many good reasons to oppose the bill yet the stupid one won out.