Lots of smart thinking in this from Clay Shirky's presentation at the Web 2,0 conference and therefore, plenty to steal, or use and build upon, depending on where you stand.
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A) The idea of a "cognitive surplus" is hardly new.
B) Before people get all warm and fuzzy they should recognize that some people dissipate their cognitive surplus through crime.
C) Ideas without expression or specific invention do not fall under IP laws, hence the snark fails. Posted by csven on 05/01/2008 12:12 PM
A) The idea of a "cognitive surplus" is hardly new. B) Before people get all warm and fuzzy they should recognize that some people dissipate their cognitive surplus through crime. C) Ideas without expression or specific invention do not fall under IP laws, hence the snark fails.