You know things are about to undergo a humungous change when key spokespeople start to go against the trend and talk candidly on sensitive issues.

Here’s a speech by Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association of the US, outlining just how dangerous it is to stifle technical and artistic innovation through the use of law and copyright. Long, but worth the read.

‘Despite the assertions of the Justice Department, downloading is not illegal.’

And now, even the artists themselves are rebelling.