For more background about this topic, see the Connections excerpt.
With the members of your class, or on the Net, hold your own discussion about
distributing information on the Web. Consider these prompts:
- What are some of the primary purposes of the Web and which do you see as
the most important?
- What recommendations would you give to policy makers who are considering
regulating the Web?
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What about the way files are duplicated on the Web? How does the
technological make-up of the Web influence the discussion? Should it?
- How might the interests of those who would meter information in order to
make a living be balanced with those who would distribute it freely?
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