Palladium and classic computing

From: Passer, Michael W. <passerm_at_umkc.edu>
Date: Thu Jun 27 09:38:15 2002

I've already decided that if the general public buys into it, and
that the obvious dystopian implications of Palladium pan out, that
my hobby use of computers can do quite well without the Internet as
it would be shaped into a toll road with armed checkpoints. Perhaps
this would spark a rennaisance of relayed messaging using modems a
la Fido and UUCP to create an alternative network of computers that
are controlled by their owners, rather than a cabal of "rights
managers." This all assumes, of course, that to do so wouldn't be
a felony.
Received on Thu Jun 27 2002 - 09:38:15 BST