“Imagine discovering a continent so vast that it may have no end to its dimensions. Imagine a new world with more resources than all our future greed might exhaust, more opportunities than there will ever be entrepreneurs enough to exploit, and a peculiar kind of real estate that expands with development. Imagine a place where trespassers leave no footprints, where goods can be stolen infinite number of times and yet remain in the possession of their original owners, where business you never heard of can own the history of your personal affairs.” WorldKindMayRealEndsEnoughMightOpportunityNumbersImagineHeardDevelopmentResourcesInfiniteOriginalsEntrepreneurGreedAffairPossessionDimensionsOwnersGoodsOur FuturePeculiarNew WorldDiscoveringContinentsEstatesStolenExploitsFootprint Author:John Perry Barlow
“Humanity seems bent on creating a world economy primarily based on goods that take no material form. In doing so, we may be eliminating any predictable connection between creators and a fair reward for the utility others may find in their works.” WorldMaySeemsFormHumanityEconomyMaterialsCreatingFairsConnectionsRewardsCreatorGoodsBentUtilityPredictableEliminatingWorld Economy Author:John Perry Barlow
“I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky thing to try to own something that remains in your possession even after you give it to many others.” ThinkingGivingTryingDifferentNaturalEconomyObjectsIntellectualRemainsPropertyPossessionGoodsTrickyIntellectual PropertyOxymoron Author:John Perry Barlow
