In 1996, he says: > And most importantly, the laws regulating copyright and technology were almost entirely designed by the entertainment industry. They could

In 1996, he says: > And most importantly, the laws regulating copyright and technology were almost entirely designed by the entertainment industry. They could write anydamnfoolthing and get it passed in Congress, by the UN, in the EU. But: > 1996 is gone, and good riddance. Yes, but has the legislative climate changed that much? Are we or are we not still in an era when "They could write anydamnfoolthing and get it passed in Congress, by the UN, in the EU"? I think the article offers pretty good evidence that we are still in such a legislative climate. It looks like 1996 is very much not gone in a very important way.