Looking Back on an Internet Decade
Ten years ago, in the March 1994 issue of Wired, Berkman fellow John Perry Barlow fired a revolutionary shot heard ’round the world. In his essay The Economy of Ideas he announced to the world that everything we know about intellectual property is wrong. Audio Berkman producer Benjamen Walker took a trip to New York City to mark this ten year anniversary. Listen in: Looking Back on an Internet Decade with John Perry Barlow (16 minutes).
Stream the MP3 (the file may take time to buffer — 15.7 MB).
Read On
- John Perry Barlow’s Blog
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (an organization that Barlow co-founded)
- Interview with JPB in Mother Jones
Music credits:
- Brendan Brittan, licensed through Creative Commons
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