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==Overview==
==Overview==
''Format'': Roundtable Discussion<br/>
''Lead'': Jonathan Zittrain<br/>
''Participants'': Yochai Benkler, Herbert Burkert, Urs Gasser, Charlie Nesson, John Palfrey, Jeffrey
Schnapp


"IPods, iPhones, Xboxes, and TiVos represent the first wave of Internet-centered products that can’t be easily modified by anyone except their vendors or selected partners. These 'tethered appliances' have already been used in remarkable but little-known ways: car GPS systems have been reconfigured at the demand of law enforcement to eavesdrop on the occupants at all times, and digital video recorders have been ordered to self-destruct thanks to a lawsuit against the manufacturer thousands of miles away. New Web 2.0 platforms like Google mash-ups and Facebook are rightly touted—but their applications can be similarly monitored and eliminated from a central source. As tethered appliances and applications eclipse the PC, the very nature of the Internet—its 'generativity,' or innovative character—is at risk.
In a moderated discussion hosted by Jonathan Zittrain, the Berkman Directors and Faculty Leads
 
will be invited to reflect on the central themes emerging from the previous days, with a particular
The Internet’s current trajectory is one of lost opportunity. Its salvation...lies in the hands of its millions of users."
focus on the Internet’s future. Participants will engage one another regarding the next “big thing”
 
– anticipated developments, opportunities, emerging issues, and risks within their particular
From http://futureoftheinternet.org/
area of research or interest. Foundational to the discussion will be the future of the Internet's
generativity, including innovative and creative outputs and participatory input (the opportunity
to connect with other people, work with them, and express oneself). Concerns regarding security,
invasions of privacy, and other emerging issues may threaten that generative infrastructure; what
are the potential costs? What are the visionary solutions?


==Recommended Readings==
==Recommended Readings==

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Overview

Format: Roundtable Discussion
Lead: Jonathan Zittrain
Participants: Yochai Benkler, Herbert Burkert, Urs Gasser, Charlie Nesson, John Palfrey, Jeffrey Schnapp

In a moderated discussion hosted by Jonathan Zittrain, the Berkman Directors and Faculty Leads will be invited to reflect on the central themes emerging from the previous days, with a particular focus on the Internet’s future. Participants will engage one another regarding the next “big thing” – anticipated developments, opportunities, emerging issues, and risks within their particular area of research or interest. Foundational to the discussion will be the future of the Internet's generativity, including innovative and creative outputs and participatory input (the opportunity to connect with other people, work with them, and express oneself). Concerns regarding security, invasions of privacy, and other emerging issues may threaten that generative infrastructure; what are the potential costs? What are the visionary solutions?

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