www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       16/08/27 20:54:43

Modified files:
        philosophy     : words-to-avoid.html 

Log message:
        Cite another writer who recognized what "content" implies.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.228&r2=1.229

Patches:
Index: words-to-avoid.html
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--- words-to-avoid.html 17 Jul 2016 17:35:12 -0000      1.228
+++ words-to-avoid.html 27 Aug 2016 20:54:42 -0000      1.229
@@ -449,12 +449,22 @@
 that push for increased copyright power in the name of the authors
 (&ldquo;creators,&rdquo; as they say) of the works.  The term
 &ldquo;content&rdquo; reveals their real attitude towards these works
-and their authors.
-(See <a href="http://www.salon.com/2000/06/14/love_7/";>Courtney
+and their authors.  This was also recognized by Tom Chatfield
+<a 
href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/aug/02/how-to-deal-with-trump-trolls-online";>in
 the Guardian</a>:</p>
+
+<blockquote>
+Content itself is beside the point&mdash;as the very use of words like
+content suggests. The moment you start labelling every single piece of
+writing in the world &ldquo;content,&rdquo; you have conceded its
+interchangeability: its primary purpose as mere grist to the metrical
+mill.
+</blockquote>
+
+<p>See also <a href="http://www.salon.com/2000/06/14/love_7/";>Courtney
 Love's open letter to Steve Case</a> and search for &ldquo;content
 provider&rdquo; in that page.  Alas, Ms. Love is unaware that the term
 &ldquo;intellectual property&rdquo; is
-also <a href="#IntellectualProperty"> biased and confusing</a>.)</p>
+also <a href="#IntellectualProperty"> biased and confusing</a>.</p>
 <p>
 However, as long as other people use the term &ldquo;content
 provider,&rdquo; political dissidents can well call themselves
@@ -1237,7 +1247,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2016/07/17 17:35:12 $
+$Date: 2016/08/27 20:54:42 $
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