Law in the Internet Society

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John Henry, The Internet, and the New Autonomy

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 The implication of the internet, as seen through these examples, is that an average person increasingly has the power to reach others with the same amplification effect as those in control of mechanized production. This tendency is towards the democratic ideal of culture - each of us with an equal opportunity to influence each other, and thus a better chance at determining our own destiny. John Henry hammered against the steam drill in order to preserve the humanity of his profession in an ever more mechanized world. The internet is our tool to do the same - to participate in and develop the cultural forces out of which we are made.
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>		The argument presented in your paper does not respond to one of the most common arguments lobbed at those who talk about the of the power of the Internet to democratize communications: the Internet has no filter. The ability of individuals to influence culture is determined by more than their ability to transmit their creations to a mass audience. Transmission means nothing if no one is tuning in. When people are confronted with too many transmissions, people tune out because it is difficult to find interesting material amid all the noise. Forty percent of the American population tuned in when the Beatles played the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. The performance was a watershed moment in American pop culture the likes of which may never happen again. During the 1960s, there were three television channels and most homes contained only one television set. No filter will ever be as restrictive as the absence of television outlets once was. My question is what filters will people rely on in years to come? Will they promote democratic communication?

-- StephenClarke - 30 Mar 2010

 
 
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