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During the morning panel session at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Association's Industry Forum, CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro stated:

"We are in danger of slipping into the abyss of a pay-for-play world. In the past 20 years we have seen content companies dramatically shift into more protection battles. We need to continue to advance the understanding that intellectual property and real property are NOT the same thing."

Professor Lessig followed the morning session with the luncheon keynote at which he discussed DRE or 'digital rights expressions'. DRE, as Lessig explained, are copyright rules that are machine-readable but not machine enforceable; Lessig also outlined the four main advantages of DRE: may be used across platforms, allows the user to respect fair-use, encourages an explosion in the market place and allows for unexpected uses. Professor Lessig challenged Industry Forum attendees to think about the extraordinary potential of technology without restrictions.