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Friday, 18 February 2005 |
Gizmos under threat of extinction
BBC News, UK
Endangered animals lists are familiar to those who care about nature, but now
technology has its own list of gadget "species" under threat of extinction.
High on the endangered list is the file-sharing network, Morpheus, which is
about to fight for survival in court.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) list highlights what it says is the
grip industry holds over gadgets.
It says pressure from the entertainment industry for legal action over devices
and technologies stifles innovation.
The EFF intends the list to be part of a wider educational and awareness
project, and it will be updated regularly as more gadgets and technologies are
saved or killed off.
The entertainment industry is concerned about technology that facilitates piracy
in general and has implemented its own anti-piracy awareness campaigns.
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