Our Digital Future (4+ important articles to read)

In the past few weeks The Guardian has published a few articles that I generally refer to as ‘Our Digital Future’. These are important takes on the future of digital consumption, archiving, and rules, which, in my opinion, everyone should read and consider.

Why did Ofcom back down over DRM at the BBC?

Cory Doctorow tells us that… the corporation is endangering its own future by letting the Hollywood studios set the rules for its HD broadcasts.

Why 2010 will be the year TV and the web really converge

Steve Plunkett explains how milestones such as Project Canvas will bring together broadcast television and online media.

Is copyright getting in the way of us preserving our history?

Victor Keegan on The issue of copyright is a global nightmare for anyone interested in digital preservation.

and also:

Ducks, Nazis and Disney: well, that’s one way to get a TV transition

Cory Doctorow asks in part 2 of his article: Is crippling our sets, and handing over our cultural regulation to a foreign cartel, the best way to get viewers switched on to high-definition?

*** Update: a new article has been added.

John Naughton writes in The Observer:

The Google Three, Italy and Silvio Berlusconi

The web may be global but sovereign states still make up the rules.

– Let me know what you think.