The reason I posted that story is to illustrate the inexorable advances that digital information distribution systems are making.
Betamax. VHS. Cassette audio tapes. DVR. Napster. File sharing. Adobe Flash. DVD. And so on.
Information sharing of all types will continue to multiply. It cannot be stopped
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003972221
‘Denver Post’ Now Printing ‘Fort Collins Coloradoan’
http://societrends.com/2009/05/11/nine-ways-newspapers-can-survive/
Nine ways newspapers can survive
Information sharing of all types will continue to multiply. It cannot be stoppedAmen! For me, the NYT story actually kills two birds with a single stone by also illustrating an unintended consequence of Christian bashing. Immorality frees heathen from feeling guilty about stealing. Witness the cognitive dissonance of mass media excusing Somali piracy while condemning Inet piracy.