Hey, there are no protections in Life 2.0

You really must read The Media Guy at Media Works. Often hilarious. As a reader service, Media Guy fields imaginary questions from nonexistent readers. (note to self: maybe ...)

Anyway, I created the above joke out of honor to something he wrote last week.

Q: What's this I've been hearing about Steve Jobs having some sort of new proposal about doing away with copy protection on digital music?

A: It's a wonderful plan. Jobs suggested last week in an open letter to major record labels that they stop putting copy protection on digital music because it doesn't really work anyway. That's the main part of the plan. The other part of the plan is just as cool: Henceforth, all iPod retail boxes will no longer have those little shoplifting-prevention thingies on them. In fact, you needn't actually even go into an Apple Store anymore to get an iPod. They'll be stacked in neat piles on the sidewalks outside of Apple Stores, and there will be a big glass jug with a sign on it that reads, PLEASE PAY HERE. It's the honor system, and it's awesome, man! Never mind Web 2.0 -- this is about Life 2.0.