Must See Content...(Besides the Inauguration)

Lost in all the coverage about the inauguration is the recent (and very progressive) decision by Massachusetts District Court judge Nancy Gertner to allow live streaming of the trial, Harvard vs. RIAA.

Although the RIAA appears to have backed off the strategy of suing their customers, the case still has far reaching implications for both the legal and technology communities. RadioSherpa will be watching this trial closely.

But what is perhaps most interesting is the reasoning Judge Gertner gave for allowing a live web stream from her court room:

"In many ways, this case is about the so-called 'Internet Generation' - the generation that has grown up with computer technology in general, and the internet in particular, as commonplace," Gertner opined.

"It is reportedly a generation that does not read newspapers or watch the evening news, but gets its information largely, if not almost exclusively, over the internet."

We applaud her decision.

If a judge, part of the legal community famously behind the times on technology, understands just how important the Web is to the public, one has to wonder why traditional media such as newspapers and radio still remain hesitant to fully embrace this new medium.