MSFT slams inventors and innovators

By Cory Doctorow at 6:06 am Wednesday, Mar 7

Fred sez, "In an FT op-ed and a high-profile speech yesterday, Microsoft attacked Google over copyright, backing copyright owners and those who 'collaborate' with them against innovators like Google who invent the future without first asking permission from copyright oligopolists. EFF explains what this means for the rest of the innovators out there:"

Remember, if Google wins the Google Library Project lawsuits, the fair use principle it establishes will benefit everyone, including those who want to scan books to compete with Google. Microsoft's "collaborate" principle, in contrast, will benefit only those companies who are big enough to get big copyright owners to answer their calls -- a world where Microsoft will have an unfair advantage. So kudos to Google for standing up for fair use. And shame on Microsoft for suggesting that only those who "collaborate" are entitled to innovate.

Link (Thanks, Fred!)