Andrew Sullivan’s blog linked to this earlier today — and as if it wasn’t important to get the word out about what is going on in Egypt — what do we have for the news video? A copyright takedown.
Which is why this development from Al Jazeera is just great, amazing, and awesome for getting information out there.
People idly wonder about IP restrictions and our insane U.S. copyright policies and their impact on innovation — and the average Joe probably could care less.
I think this piece underscores those copyright policies and their impact on freedom.