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IP: Re: U.S. lawyers mull commission to set Internet rules
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 14:45:52 -0700
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:40:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Masson <dmasson () well com> To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>``It's as if we've landed on Mars and we're constructing a commercial and business setting,'' he said. ``We have to establish new rules of engagement and we have to get people used to dealing with those new rules.''The assumption that the Internet is primarily an instrument for commerce is fairly disturbing. The Internet is a tool for people to communicate with one another. If that facilitates commerce, great, but let's not put the cart in front of the horse.
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