On Dec 6, 2010, at 7:18 PM, Robert Holmes wrote: > This is an interesting and—IMHO—nicely balanced piece. It's all shades of > grey, man -- R > > http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2010/12/wikileaks-and-the-long-haul/
Hard to argue with Clay's point that a balance of power, with clear and just laws, define the boundary of freedom of information. But note how he is also clear that we have no such balance, nor reasonable laws. This is the age of populism, from the Tea Party to Libertarianism, to now a free and open (and responsible) internet. I am interested in hearing nuanced discussions. But no longer amongst politicians. Or power brokers and industries. They have lost their place and squandered their right to lead. Its us now. This includes Lessig and Shirky and others of their ilk like Kevin Kelley and Tim O'Reilly; sites like the Edge and TED; organizations like EFF, Berkman and the Creative Commons. And I hope ourselves. But for now, I want to, much like Lessig, understand what our digital rights are, and what they should be. For the latter, we need to start doing things such as building our own networks and services. Like wikileaks mirrors. -- Owen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
