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the accidental superhighway (fwd)
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 1995 12:52:34 -0400
From: Jim Heath <heath () iinet com au> In case you missed it: There's a long survey about the internet in the 1 July issue of The Economist. They think it will have more effect than TV or the telephone, but maybe a bit less than the invention of printing (!) "The explosive growth of the internet is not a fad or a fluke, but the result of a digital free market unleashed." "The lesson of the internet is simple and lasting: people want to connect, with as little control and interference as possible. Call it a free market or just an efficient architecture: the power of open networking has only just begun to be felt." You can read the survey ("The accidental superhighway"): http://www.economist.com Separately, on page 16 of the magazine there's also a discussion: "Can pornography in cyberspace be regulated?" They refer to Exon's bill as "...clumsy and heavy-handed. Such a law could kill the chances of the Internet developing into a superb vehicle for free speech and open communications." Jim Heath ------------------------------------- E-mail: heath () iinet net au Date: 07/08/95 Time: 11:48:07 Perth, Australia PGP fingerprint: B3 D4 67 95 DF 49 CF 42 CF 6E 52 AD 42 9B 68 62 -------------------------------------
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