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"Information wants to be free. That observation, first made in 1984,
anticipated the internet and the world to come. It cost nothing to digitally
reproduce data and words, and so we have them in numbing abundance.
Information also wants to be expensive. The right information at the right time
can save a life, make a fortune, topple a government. Good information takes
time and effort and money to produce.
Before it turned brutally divisive, before it alarmed librarians, even before
the lawyers were unleashed, the latest battle between free and expensive
information started with a charitable gesture."
Note: I have worked with the Internet Archive in the past. I support their
work.
Via Bill Daul.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
