It has been paid for (once, by someone) and like all things that have been
paid for they can be shared. I guess in this case it can be shared with a
very large group of people almost instaneously.
arthur cordell
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: December 21, 2000 6:11 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: FW: Dot.coms and the economy
> Book review by L. Gordon Crovitz, senior vice president of Dow Jones
> responsible for electronic publishing.
...
> Creative destruction means we're returning to a focus on businesses that
> provide products or
> services that customers actually show some sign that they want. To take an
> example at hand,
> you've paid to read this newspaper or, if you're viewing this online,
> you've paid for your WSJ.com subscription.
^^^^^^^^^^^
Well, the fact that we can read this article on FW _without_ having paid for
it, nicely illustrates the aspect of the Internet that Mr. Crovitz and other
capitalists tend to forget/deny/belittle/fight (but which is the most
important aspect of it, IMHO) -- the _free_ flow/exchange of information...
Chris
