The 'Total Information Awareness' project is truly diabolical - mostly because of the legal changes which have made it possible in the first place. As a consequence of the Patriot Act, government now has access to all sorts of private… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
They seem to have forgotten that, and are back saying the only purpose of P2P networks is for illegal trading of owned goods. We claim part of the reason for P2P is for legal trading of what ought to be… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
There are a lot of kids out there copying and distributing movies - not because they care about seeing the movies or sharing them… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
“the first responsibility of a human being is to be a better ancestor.” — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what you think and never notice the irony — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
The real issue is control. The Internet is too widespread to be easily dominated by any single government. By creating a seamless global economic… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles, and our time together was filled with the events… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
I'm a member of that half of the human race which is inclined to divide the human race into two kinds of people. My… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
I ... believe that angels, or something like them, sometimes live among us, hidden within our fellow human beings. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky thing to… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Any powerful technology has sauce for the goose and the gander... It's just an extension of humanity. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Art is a service, not a product. Created beauty is a relationship, and a relationship with the Holy at that. Reducing such work to… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
