http://www.podtech.net/home/2949/calacaniscast-26-beta Wed, 23 May 2012 23:20:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.podtech.net/home/2949/calacaniscast-26-beta#comment-134887 A quick note to Jason Calacanis ( this is NOT a linkbait post ) >> Reluctant Blogger.com Fri, 11 May 2007 06:06:23 +0000 http://www.podtech.net/home/2949/calacaniscast-26-beta#comment-134887 [...] It would normally pain me more than this to lose a bet, but I admire folks with smarts, hustle, and integrity - and Jason appears to have all three in spades.  The latter quality has been most apparent in principled stands he’s taken on issues like Payperpost’s original ethically-challenged business model, YouTube & copyright (issues for which I’m also on the record, and have taken more than a little heat)  and other topics related to intellectual property, honesty, and disclosure in the internet age.  These are also areas he continues to explore on Calacaniscast ( concluding in last week’s discussion with Jay Edelson that, If you fight your users, "you might win the battle, but you’re going to lose the war.") [...] […] It would normally pain me more than this to lose a bet, but I admire folks with smarts, hustle, and integrity - and Jason appears to have all three in spades.  The latter quality has been most apparent in principled stands he’s taken on issues like Payperpost’s original ethically-challenged business model, YouTube & copyright (issues for which I’m also on the record, and have taken more than a little heat)  and other topics related to intellectual property, honesty, and disclosure in the internet age.  These are also areas he continues to explore on Calacaniscast ( concluding in last week’s discussion with Jay Edelson that, If you fight your users, "you might win the battle, but you’re going to lose the war.") […]

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