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September 17, 2005
Copyright to privacy...it's more than you might think
Check out this Wired Article on legal issues surrounding accessing information on computers linked to the Internet. Fundamentally, as I see it, the issue is whether the Internet is a public or private space. If you visit a website, are you in someone's store/house or are you outside, in public space, viewing it. If that analogy holds, and the latter is the case, then anything you see is public (i.e. I can stand on the sidewalk and take a picture of your house without your permission--you don't own the view).
Clearly there are some privacy issues here. If the Internet is a public space then we can't expect the same level of privacy as we have in our home. Maybe reading e-mail is like reading a personal letter on a bus.
On the other hand, this issue is primarily about corporations seeking to profit by keeping information proprietary.
As always, it isn't a black or white issue; it's a matter of balance. What's your thought?
Posted by Alex Reid at September 17, 2005 10:46 PM
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