Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford Law professor and an expert in the interplay of technology, law and policy, favors getting Web sites to label their wares but says that many in the continuing debate are still stuck at the poles of the argument -- with one side demanding government regulation and the other insisting that government keep its hands off cyberspace.
If the pirates could be convinced to label their wares with words like "liberty" and "democracy," bet you'd see the crackdown post-haste.
To be fair, the game industry is far more conservative than Hollywood in labeling its wares.
Vintage wares from labels like Chanel feature.
"They don't really let us know where the clothes are made," a Children's Place saleswoman said, handling wares whose labels disclose only countries — Vietnam, China, Bangladesh.
Besides the concerts, by period-instrument and historically inclined vocal groups from around the world, the festival fills an exhibition hall with instrument makers, publishers and record labels, all showing their wares.
The festival is also part trade show: instrument makers, publishers, record labels and schools display their wares in the festival's exhibition rooms.
Their output includes colorful kitchen and house wares, personalized ceramic labels for wine and olive oil bottles, as well as ceramic coat hangars, doorknobs and bow ties.
He also helped me label, buy, ship and pack my wares.
HDtracks.com, which has ties to many leading independent labels, presents a similar range of wares.
