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Re: [dvd-discuss] Internet: an independent country?
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- Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Internet: an independent country?
- From: Tom <tom(at)lemuria.org>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:05:29 +0200
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On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 12:42:25PM -0400, Jim Bauer wrote:
> We all know how stupid some of the recent cases have been WRT
> jurisdiction over the Internet. If the pattern holds, everyone will
> always be subject to the jurisdiction of every last place on earth at
> the same time.
>
> Has anyone pursued the idea of the Internet being "independent"?
> Either as its own country (assuming one can have a country without
> land), or perhaps more like how Antarctica is handled.
don't believe that the corporate shadow government will let that happen
again. they're pissed about being not as able to exploit the antarctica
natural resources as it is.
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