Yaaaaawn

[andrewducker]

Went to a talk at the University by Cory Doctorow last night entitled "Web 2.0 == AOL 1.0? How the Sinister Forces of Darkness are Conspiring in Smoke Filled Rooms to Make the Web Illegal, and You're Not Invited."

It had the usual scary stuff in it (broadcast flags, copyright gone mad, the madness of DRM, etc) and while there wasn't really anything new to me (except for Software Defined Radios, which I must do some reading about) it was great hearing the nervous giggles and sharp intakes of breath as Cory went over the details of current law and how its being put into use.

Because Lilian was organising it all in the first place, she was also tasked with taking Cory out for dinner, so I was along for that too. Charles Stross was also supposed to be there, but he got sidetracked into going to an Ian Banks signing and then off drinking with him and Ken Macleod. I was torn with indecision for about 0.3 seconds, but had a really good time kibbitzing over dinner (which was very nice - the new place beneath the National Gallery of Scotland).

And now to quickly shower and head workwards...

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[red-cloud.livejournal.com]

Name-dropper. ;-)