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Sunday, September 14, 2003
Whatever Will Be Will Be Free on the Internet - STEVE LOHR, New York Times
....That concept of open-source is inseparable from the Internet, because it provides the vehicle for free exchange and widespread distribution — the same idea that is at the heart of file sharing and one that is spreading well beyond the techies. A group, led by Lawrence Lessig, a professor at Stanford Law School, has established a "creative commons" project for collecting and putting creative works including music, film, photography and literature in the public domain, inspired by the open-source software model. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is posting the content of 500 of its courses online this fall, a project called OpenCourseWare.... What all this means for the future of intellectual property, and some businesses, is as unpredictable as the open-source revolution itself. In the music business, it seems remarkable that only a few believe the technology cannot be held in check.
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