AOL and Time Warner - the next Microsoft?

plasticquart writes "A recent article by Clifford Smith over at 32bitsonlne.com outlines his theory on the recent spat of Internet-related lawsuits. As he puts it: "What do the lawsuits against everybody in the Known Universe concerning DeCSS, mp3.com, and Napster all have in common?
Time Warner. Let's make that AOL and Time Warner." The article goes on to outline the direct interests of Time Warner and Co. in squelching content distribution (uh, hello - money). Quite an interesting read, indeed. "