I spoke Thurs night at the University of Virginia (http://www.politechbot.com/p-01393.html). I talked a lot about cypherpunkly topics (added some stuff that I haven't seen here, and plan to turn into an article) and even gave the how-to-join address of the cpunx list. Below is a response from one of the students, forwarded here with permission. -Declan ****** >From: "Christopher Fazekas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Your speech last night. >Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 14:23:41 -0400 > >Dear Mr. McCullagh: > > I thank you for a wonderful presentation last evening. It is rare > that I am presented with a political subject that grabs my attention. > Though I participate actively in political forum, until your speech last > evening, it had begun to feel as though I was "going through the motions" > so to speak with the boring, redundant ideological pissing matches that > characterize University discussion. Thank you for the new subject matter > to tackle. > > However, what makes this topic interesting, bothers me as well. I was > the individual who asked the "prepayment" question concerning > intellectual property and proper remuneration thereof. Fantastic new > economic models would be forced to be created to describe this "market > response" to the dissolution of intellectual property rights. So, I will > not venture an opinion on such subject. Yet, I think it is important to > mention that there is a fine line between anarchism and libertarianism. > At least I find there to be one. Hence, when we talk about the overthrow > of the nation state, it sets off quite a few bells. I do not believe > judicial systems should be cast to the wayside in favor of > techno-egalitarianism, and I feel that the dissolution of intellectual > property would sincerely stress current social institutions which I do > not believe need to be overthrown, but strengthened as government power > is retracted. However, a case could be made that the two are intricately > connected to one another. > > I realize all this is speculation. So, I will leave it at that. > Suffice to say I'm not sure the world is intellectually or socially > prepared for anarchy, though I believe it to be our saving end. Once > again, thank you for a wonderful discussion and keep in touch. > > Please keep me in your list of contacts. As I will be entering law > school next fall, I hope to devote a great portion of my career to the > preservation of liberty, and make way for this great anonymous freedom. > >Sincerely, > >Christopher Fazekas >Chairman >Classical Liberal Roundtable at the University >2432 C-4 Arlington Blvd. >Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
