Rights and Responsibilities
Marc Pearl of the Information Technology Association of America is one of the many who stresses cooperation between content and access providers. After all, he told Freedom, “The public doesn’t want technology. The public wants content.” The question then becomes, he said, “How do we work together to make sure the end user, who wants to know about Scientology, who wants to see the latest Disney picture, who wants to read the latest book, who wants to see the latest study, whatever the Internet can provide, who wants to order something directly from the manufacturer, whatever it might be—gets what he wants?” That can only be accomplished, he said, by content and access providers working together.
The Internet’s capacity to connect people from all corners of Earth for instant communication makes it a priceless tool to improve and advance communication, understanding, cooperation, research, health, science and freedom itself.
And as the Internet population expands, more users are learning that the freedom afforded by the new environment must be accompanied by responsibility. Many individuals and organizations are working to ensure that the rights, responsibilities and freedoms granted by the Constitution apply in the online world.
The progress made to date is good news for the Internet—and for all present and future authors, creators, access providers and users.
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