| Domingo Amarillo on Wed, 6 Nov 2002 02:55:01 +0100 (CET) |
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| [Nettime-bold] RE: The Death Of The Internet |
What can we do in Canada to prevent the corporations from taxing the public at large, and taking control of the internet. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Domingo Amarillo The Montreal Tribune (514) 279-2500 damarillo@montrealtribune.com -----Original Message----- From: ernie yacub [mailto:yacinfo@mars.ark.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:00 PM To: nettime; ncra Subject: The Death Of The Internet http://www.tompaine.com/feature.cfm/ID/6600 The Death Of The Internet How Industry Intends To Kill The 'Net As We Know It Jeff Chester is executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy. The Internet's promise as a new medium -- where text, audio, video and data can be freely exchanged -- is under attack by the corporations that control the public's access to the 'Net, as they see opportunities to monitor and charge for the content people seek and send. The industry's vision is the online equivalent of seizing the taxpayer-owned airways, as radio and television conglomerates did over the course of the 20th century.... _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold