Increasingly, music, images, video, text--our common culture--is privately owned by Megacorp Inc.

At the same time, digital culture makes it easier to pirate--and self-publish--than ever. Joorst Smiers and Marieke van Schijndel take this dilemma and run with it, arguing it's time to throw out copyright laws. Can it work? Will Time Warner et al let it work?

Meanwhile, Nora finds out why we don't like new music as we get older....seems it's all about the drugs (dopamine, that is)

The Creative Commons (cool idea!)
www.creativecommons.org

Reprint of Copyright article
www.gizmag.com/go/3056/1/

Joost Smiers' book, Arts Under Pressure http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1842772635/qid=1130504003/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-8373217-0681457?v=glance&s=books

Robert Sapolsky's book, Monkeyluv http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743260155/qid=1130504124/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-8373217-0681457?v=glance&s=books

New Scientist review of the book www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18825216.700