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iTunes runs into trouble in NorwayiTunes runs into trouble in NorwayPosted Jun 15, 2006 13:31 UTC (Thu) by maney (subscriber, #12630)Parent article: iTunes runs into trouble in Norway "Cultural content has importance to society above and beyond its ability to generate a profit," the Ombudsman writes ... Which reminds me of something similar (though phrased more narrowly, addressing specifically the printed word subset of media) that I loved so well I added it to my tagline collection on first sight: The reason [limited term of copyright is] important is this: Publishers are in the business of expanding capital. The writers who supply them are in the business of expanding civilization itself. -- John Bloom You go, Ombudsman. How come we don't have one of them here in the land of the formerly free?
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Ombudsman Posted Jun 17, 2006 0:39 UTC (Sat) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link] You go, Ombudsman. How come we don't have one of them here in the land of the formerly free? I don't know exactly what this Ombudsman is, but from the article, it sounds a lot like what exists in the offices of attorneys general and district attorneys (two kinds of public prosecutors) throughout the US.
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