Begin forwarded message:
From: Dan Gillmor <dan@gillmor.com>
Date: June 30, 2010 9:07:12 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Dueling editorials on Viacom v Google (Copyright Cartel v the Internet)
The Los Angeles Times has a smart editorial, clearly written by someone who understands technology and copyright, about the Viacom-Google decision:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-youtube-20100629,0,2290414.story
But the San Francisco Chronicle has an editorial that's laughably flabby, clearly written by someone who knows a bit about copyright and technology and is ardently trying to turn back the clock:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/27/EDF11E4FUV.DTL
My take (at Salon):
http://www.salon.com/technology/dan_gillmor/2010/06/24/viacom_loses_free_speech_wins