Next week is the Grokster Supreme Court hearing, where Hollywood will argue that technologies that are capable of being used to infringe copyright should be designed to prevent such infringement. In the week leading up to the hearing, EFF is publishing a daily list of technologies that couldn't survive such a standard, including Xerox machines, TCP/IP, blogs, VCRs, Email and more.
The Xerox machine
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This machine makes perfect replicas of printed pages. It can expand or contract the images on those pages, change their colors, and collate batches of pages into various configurations. It is ideal for copying pages from books, creating posters, and duplicating pictures.Invented
"Xerography," or copying via electrostatic energy, was discovered in 1937 by law student Chester Carlson.What this machine has made possible
The desktop publishing revolution, zines as an art form, cheaply reproduced classroom materials, quick reproductions of reports or other business materials, and an easy way for political or arts groups to create flyers that raise awareness about their work.
