Pirate Radio - Just for Poliguy, I'm posting this Wired magazine column by Lawrence Lessig on the piratical origins of the music publishing and Hollywood industries. Prof. Lessig takes these special interests to task for now championing harsh anti-piracy penalties (civil and criminal) for the same kind of "sharing" that got them started in the first place. While admitting that content creators deserve a reward for their efforts, his chief argument is that "consistent with the tradition that gave us Hollywood, radio, the music industry, and cable TV, the question we should be asking about file-sharing is how best to preserve its benefits while minimizing (to the extent possible) the wrongful harm it causes artists." Thus, the question is "one of balance," not a rout by entrenched industries at the expense of innovators who will bring us the next big thing.