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28c3-transcript [2012/01/01 23:54] joshuawise [The Coming War on General Computation] |
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| living, by all means, go and find one of the many talks I've done on this | living, by all means, go and find one of the many talks I've done on this | ||
| subject on YouTube. | subject on YouTube. | ||
| - | important -- I want talk to talk about general purpose computers. | + | important -- I want to talk about general purpose computers. |
| Because general purpose computers are, in fact, astounding -- so astounding | Because general purpose computers are, in fact, astounding -- so astounding | ||
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| extract secrets from unlocking programs, and created laws that made it | extract secrets from unlocking programs, and created laws that made it | ||
| illegal to host copyrighted works and secrets and all with a handy | illegal to host copyrighted works and secrets and all with a handy | ||
| - | streamlined process that let you remove stuff from the internet | + | streamlined process that let you remove stuff from the Internet |
| having to screw around with lawyers, and judges, and all that crap. And | having to screw around with lawyers, and judges, and all that crap. And | ||
| with that, illegal copying ended forever [audience laughs very hard, | with that, illegal copying ended forever [audience laughs very hard, | ||
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| lawmakers are either clueless or evil, or possibly evilly clueless, and just | lawmakers are either clueless or evil, or possibly evilly clueless, and just | ||
| leave it there, which is not a very satisfying place to go, because it's | leave it there, which is not a very satisfying place to go, because it's | ||
| - | fundamentally a council | + | fundamentally a counsel |
| solved for so long as stupidity and evilness are present in the halls of | solved for so long as stupidity and evilness are present in the halls of | ||
| power, which is to say they will never be solved. | power, which is to say they will never be solved. | ||
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| we aren't allowed to write down on the Internet, programs we're not allowed | we aren't allowed to write down on the Internet, programs we're not allowed | ||
| to publish, and all it takes to make legitimate material disappear from the | to publish, and all it takes to make legitimate material disappear from the | ||
| - | Internet is to say " | + | Internet is to say " |
| the actual goal of the regulation; it doesn' | the actual goal of the regulation; it doesn' | ||
| copyright, but it bears a kind of superficial resemblance to copyright | copyright, but it bears a kind of superficial resemblance to copyright | ||
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| [[#1221.5]] Now, it may seem like SOPA is the end game in a long fight over | [[#1221.5]] Now, it may seem like SOPA is the end game in a long fight over | ||
| - | copyright, and the internet, and it may seem like if we defeat SOPA, we'll | + | copyright, and the Internet, and it may seem like if we defeat SOPA, we'll |
| be well on our way to securing the freedom of PCs and networks. | be well on our way to securing the freedom of PCs and networks. | ||
| said at the beginning of this talk, this isn't about copyright, because the | said at the beginning of this talk, this isn't about copyright, because the | ||
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| [[#1350.3]] Canada' | [[#1350.3]] Canada' | ||
| of all the things that Canada needs to do, fixing copyright ranks well below | of all the things that Canada needs to do, fixing copyright ranks well below | ||
| - | health emergencies on first nations | + | health emergencies on First Nations |
| in Alberta, interceding in sectarian resentments among French- and | in Alberta, interceding in sectarian resentments among French- and | ||
| English-speakers, | English-speakers, | ||
| thousand other issues! | thousand other issues! | ||
| - | other sectors of the economy start to evince concerns about the internet | + | other sectors of the economy start to evince concerns about the Internet |
| the PC, that copyright will be revealed for a minor skirmish, and not a war. | the PC, that copyright will be revealed for a minor skirmish, and not a war. | ||
| Why would other sectors nurse grudges against computers? | Why would other sectors nurse grudges against computers? | ||
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| copyright wars to keep the Internet and the PC free and open. Because these | copyright wars to keep the Internet and the PC free and open. Because these | ||
| are the materiel in the wars that are to come, we won't be able to fight on | are the materiel in the wars that are to come, we won't be able to fight on | ||
| - | without them. And I know this sounds like a council | + | without them. And I know this sounds like a counsel |
| said, these are early days. We have been fighting the mini-boss, and that | said, these are early days. We have been fighting the mini-boss, and that | ||
| means that great challenges are yet to come, but like all good level | means that great challenges are yet to come, but like all good level | ||
| designers, fate has sent us a soft target to train ourselves on -- we have a | designers, fate has sent us a soft target to train ourselves on -- we have a | ||
| - | chance, a real chance, and if we support open and free systems, and the | + | organizations that fight for them -- EFF, Bits of Freedom, |
| - | organizations that fight for them -- EFF, Bits of Freedom | + | Netzpolitik, La Quadrature du Net, and all the others, who are thankfully, |
| - | Nets Politique [?], La Quadrature du Net, and all the others, who are | + | too numerous to name here -- we may yet win the battle, and secure the |
| - | thankfully, too numerous to name here -- we may yet win the battle, and | + | ammunition we'll need for the war. |
| - | secure the ammunition we'll need for the war. | + | |
| [[#1778.9]] Thank you. | [[#1778.9]] Thank you. | ||
