[Cory’s talk will be posted on his site.]

You could stop spam by simplifying email, he says. You could charge a penny or two for sending emails. You could put in place strong ID. You could solve spam…by breaking email.

Complex ecosystems are influenced, not controlled.

Global efforts are underway to require anyone who makes a device that touches video first to get permission. You already need permission from a controlling body if you want to create a DVD player. That’s why there’s no innovation there.

He argues against “trusted computing,” the attempt to simplify the ecosystem to protect it from “parasites.”

Razing the ecosystem has a cost, he says. Anti-spam limitations hasn’t stopped spam. The limitations imposed by DRM haven’t stopped infringement. “These are 100% failure systems.” “And not a penny more put into artist’s pockets.” [Technorati tags: etech CoryDoctorow]

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