the accidental superhighway (fwd)

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

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


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E-mail: heath () iinet net au
Date: 07/08/95
Time: 11:48:07
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