Question One: why does digital technology feel so revolutionary?
The digital revolution, which began some 30 years hence, has little to do with the more recent advancements in AI/ML. The reason digital technology feels so revolutionary is because it is - it's our first glimpse into a post-scarcity future. Distribution costs for a digital work to all of humanity is low, and approaches zero if we get rid of copyright.
Copyright is an antiquated system, suitable only for a pre-digital age. We need a better system. One that incentivizes the creation of works while also admitting that DRM to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. If instead every copy that was distributed over the Internet, including via Bittorrent paid the author back, suddenly it's not a problem anymore. There are other problems/details to be worked out, but the first step is in admitting you have a problem.
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The digital revolution, which began some 30 years hence, has little to do with the more recent advancements in AI/ML. The reason digital technology feels so revolutionary is because it is - it's our first glimpse into a post-scarcity future. Distribution costs for a digital work to all of humanity is low, and approaches zero if we get rid of copyright.
Copyright is an antiquated system, suitable only for a pre-digital age. We need a better system. One that incentivizes the creation of works while also admitting that DRM to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. If instead every copy that was distributed over the Internet, including via Bittorrent paid the author back, suddenly it's not a problem anymore. There are other problems/details to be worked out, but the first step is in admitting you have a problem.