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The RIAA Succeeds Where the Cypherpunks Failed

Clay Shirky's new column is up: Shirky: The RIAA Succeeds Where the Cypherpunks Failed

His point this time? That encryption didn't catch on because it was, presumably, only needed by people with something to hide, such as criminals. But the RIAA's suits against filesharers have, essentially, turned us all into felons, so now it's catching on, and like organized crime and Prohibition, it's likely to stay long after its cause disappears.