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Is the Internet Dream Over? WWW is in the Hands of Few
The original dream of Internet pioneers - to create a free virtual democratic world for everyone - is at stake. 60% of users´ online time is controlled by only 14 big dotcoms. Last year they were 110.
Big companies are taking control of the Net because they can afford lawyers to sue anyone who may use their material online. A simple fan page done by a housewife is seen as copyright infringement and kicked out of the Web.
"There is a role for commercialism. The concern is how the commercial interests might want to change the features of the Internet to better protect themselves", says Law professor Lawrence Lessig from Stanford University.
this makes one think "where is it all going to end?"
Is the Internet Dream Over? WWW is in the Hands of Few
The original dream of Internet pioneers - to create a free virtual democratic world for everyone - is at stake. 60% of users´ online time is controlled by only 14 big dotcoms. Last year they were 110.
Big companies are taking control of the Net because they can afford lawyers to sue anyone who may use their material online. A simple fan page done by a housewife is seen as copyright infringement and kicked out of the Web.
"There is a role for commercialism. The concern is how the commercial interests might want to change the features of the Internet to better protect themselves", says Law professor Lawrence Lessig from Stanford University.
this makes one think "where is it all going to end?"
