I think you are right, and you put forward a watertight argument. What you say is obvious, but only after you said it, like so many well thought out ideas.
ON a slight side issue, if there is any increased ownership of culture now compared with 20 years ago, it is likely to be because, for example, it is at least possible for a band to self publish their music on the net and become well known and widely listened to as a result.
I think Linux, with which I am currently trying conclusions, may be a significant, if small, part of any marginally increased cultural ownership that might be happening. It is a step towards making the basic infrastructure of digital communication freely available, and not so easily able to be locked down "from above".
Why am I now trying to find a way to move towards using Linux? Partly because I want to have some say over what my computer does - though in learning a little about Linux I find it has some really nice features :-).
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ON a slight side issue, if there is any increased ownership of culture now compared with 20 years ago, it is likely to be because, for example, it is at least possible for a band to self publish their music on the net and become well known and widely listened to as a result.
I think Linux, with which I am currently trying conclusions, may be a significant, if small, part of any marginally increased cultural ownership that might be happening. It is a step towards making the basic infrastructure of digital communication freely available, and not so easily able to be locked down "from above".
Why am I now trying to find a way to move towards using Linux? Partly because I want to have some say over what my computer does - though in learning a little about Linux I find it has some really nice features :-).