there are some who call me... tim

I’ve heard a lot of bad arguments about online music file sharing and how it doesn’t hurt the artists. Basically it’s fairly obvious that such arguments are made simply to justify peoples’ wishes to take advantage of free stuff.

this, however, is different. This is from the mouth of a publisher himself, theoretically the kind of person who would be most hurt by online sharing of copyrighted content. It’s worth reading because Tim O’Reilly really gets it. He’s one of the first content providers to really embrace new technology instead of fearing the change that it will inevitably bring. He understands how conventional content providers need to change their mindsets, not just legislate to survive.