IP: Re: U.S. lawyers mull commission to set Internet rules

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> 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.