NYT/Todd Purdham.

"If I had it to do all over again, what I would have done was confer with everybody, do what I did with the rating system, explain it [the issue of barring studios from sending out copies of their movies for screening by those who vote on Academy Awards because of fears of online piracy], persuade them, listen to people, talk to them, which has been my hallmark," Mr. Valenti said. "I didn't do it, because time was urgent, so I moved too fast."

Gosh. Seems like the super-mini-DMCA and Broadcast Flag could stand some of this conferring as well, instead of just trying to slip them past the public, electronics manufacturers, technology developers and academics for quick and dirty adoption. Say goodbye to those unconferring ways and hope for something more adaptive to new technologies and new ways of interacting with media and artists.