copyright, peer2peer, open culture

For a very well reasoned 3-part talk on the effects of the above forces upon us all in the past, now, and into the future check out:
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article-8-1319.jsp

He uses the word "anarchy" occasionally in this, but please don't be put off. He means it in the little "a" sense, not the big "A" sense. He simply means unconstrained exchange.

MTV producing movie about Napster

MTV said it's struck a deal with the peer-to-peer wunderkind Shawn Fanning, for the rights to his life story.

The tale of Napster's rise and fall is full of the ready-made drama that directors are eager to capture. A spokeswoman for MTV said the movie would focus on Fanning's personal saga as he transformed from an obscure college student into a symbol of the freewheeling Internet boom.

It seems Shawn Fanning may even play himself in the movie.

Read more here.