IP: a 'sound" byte on culture

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

    But I suspect that an uncomfortably large segment of the public is
    also made uneasy by rapid technological developments.  They sense,
    possibly correctly, that not all prospects are rosy and that not
    everyone will benefit equally, and they fear that they may be
    among those left out.  From this perspective, the Internet is
    viewed as something alien and hostile, populated by an arrogant
    elite claiming to be above social control and using the technology
    to promote its own values and interests.


    -- Fred W. Weingarten, IEEE Computer Magazine, February 1996