[10500] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Debating the NII "Truisms"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dick St.Peters)
Fri Feb 25 15:10:30 1994
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 94 19:39:25 EST
From: stpeters@spare-parts.crd.ge.com (Dick St.Peters)
To: bzs@world.std.com
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
Reply-To: <stpeters@dawn.crd.ge.com>
> From bzs@world.std.com Sat Feb 12 19:30:15 1994
> I suppose the point is keep the govt out of whatever content business
> appears to be adequately provided by the private sector, or might
> collide with their interests where some amount of objectivity and
> distance might be more desireable.
I think we're close to agreement in principle. The government should
not go into taxpayer-funded competition with existing businesses,
with certain exceptions I'm too tired and hungry to think about now.
> I think Ross-Stapleton's suggestion of a govt sponsored encyclopaedia
> was a particularly undesireable idea since, of all things, there are
> on-line encyclopaedias (Brittanica, Grolier's, Comptons cough/gag) and
> if we can't afford them or want them a little differently well ok but
> that's hardly a good reason to spend tens of millions of dollars of
> the taxpayer's money to create another encyclopaedia for your own
> rules.
I initially liked the idea, but you've about talked me out of it.
--
Dick St.Peters, Gatekeeper
The Pearly Gateway; currently at:
GE Corporate R&D, Schenectady, NY stpeters@dawn.crd.ge.com
