[10510] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Providers and Content [was Re: Debating the NII "Truisms"]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stan Barber)
Fri Feb 25 20:45:53 1994
From: "Stan Barber" <sob@tmc.edu>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 1994 13:39:04 -0600
In-Reply-To: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein)
To: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein), stpeters@dawn.crd.ge.com
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
Another interesting angle on this is having the "provider" in the content
business. I put "provider" in quotes, because I am using a "broader" definition
of "provider" as I write this.
To be specific, there is an effort in Houston to create a "freenet"
environment,
but the principles involved want to regulate the content of the information
in the environment.
While I understand the need of an information provider regulating the content
of the information provided, I am concerned with an access/connectivity
provider also assuming that role. Perhaps a "freenet" is not an
access/connectivity provider and I (with due respect to Barry) am an idiot.
I would appreciate some well thought out commentary here. The appeal of a
"freenet" that does not tolerate the diversity of the community in which it is
created is limited to me and I'd like to see if I am just missing the boat on
this one.
Thanks.
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