Remember when nerds loved saying "information wants to be free"?
That was intended as a warning, not an aspiration. Some people misunderstood.
No, it was always meant as a good thing and was usually said in the context of censorship, which copyright is really just a form of.
Some people meant it as a good thing.
On Slashdot it was always a good thing. Remember slashdot?
Remember when the nerds said, "The law should apply equally to all"?
That was never a common saying of nerds. But it is true.
That was intended as a warning, not an aspiration. Some people misunderstood.
No, it was always meant as a good thing and was usually said in the context of censorship, which copyright is really just a form of.
Some people meant it as a good thing.
On Slashdot it was always a good thing. Remember slashdot?
Remember when the nerds said, "The law should apply equally to all"?
That was never a common saying of nerds. But it is true.