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By Posted by Alan Wexelblat
In the past I've referenced Gibson's dictum that "The street finds its own uses for things." The basic premise is that attempts to control how people will use technology once it's out in the wild are doomed to failure. Many startup companies and published hacks are built on this premise.
I just got a pointer to Kevin Kelly's blog "Street Use" that is dedicated to reporting on different ways people are using technology. I'm sure the Cartel isn't happy about things like "Phone Mining" (scroll down to Dec 19th).
Full post as published by Copyfight - The Politics of IP on January 22, 2008 (boomark / email).
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