http://techliberation.com/2008/09/20/another-review-of-zittrains-future-of-the-internet/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://techliberation.com/2008/09/20/another-review-of-zittrains-future-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-59344 video of my debate with Jonathan Zittrain at New America Foundation | The Technology Liberation Front Thu, 14 May 2009 18:45:51 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12858#comment-59344 <p>[...] This afternoon at the New America Foundation, Jonathan Zittrain and I engaged in a spirited debate about his provocative new book, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. As always, Jonathan gave an us an interesting and highly entertaining show, and it was a great honor for me to be given the opportunity to provide some feedback about his book. I’ve been quite critical of the thesis that Jonathan sets forth in his book, and I have discussed my reservations in a lengthy book review and a series of follow-up essays here and elsewhere. (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). [...]</p> [...] This afternoon at the New America Foundation, Jonathan Zittrain and I engaged in a spirited debate about his provocative new book, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. As always, Jonathan gave an us an interesting and highly entertaining show, and it was a great honor for me to be given the opportunity to provide some feedback about his book. I’ve been quite critical of the thesis that Jonathan sets forth in his book, and I have discussed my reservations in a lengthy book review and a series of follow-up essays here and elsewhere. (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). [...]

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]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/09/20/another-review-of-zittrains-future-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-57581 Cato’s Kuznicki on Zittrain’s Overblown Fears | The Technology Liberation Front Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:44:24 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12858#comment-57581 <p>[...] and How to Stop. He’s echoing a lot of the same concerns and criticisms I have raised here many times before about how overblown Zittrain’s fears are regarding the supposed death of digital [...]</p> [...] and How to Stop. He’s echoing a lot of the same concerns and criticisms I have raised here many times before about how overblown Zittrain’s fears are regarding the supposed death of digital [...]

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/09/20/another-review-of-zittrains-future-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-56226 Seth Finkelstein Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:30:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12858#comment-56226 <p>Again, JZ does not need me to defend him, but ... Yes, your critique is unfair. It's knocking down a strawman.<br><br>"Zittrain, however, implies that these devices are force-feeding the masses only those services or information that a handful of corporate overlords deem worthy of mass consumption."<br><br>"But what Zittrain does in The Future of the Internet is generalize his personal preferences to the whole of cyber-society. What’s good for the ivory-tower digerati may not be what the rest of us want or need."<br><br>Bah. That's just by-the-numbers Libertarian ranting, where one hits a certain number of sneers and knee-jerks.<br><br>This is not an endorsement of Zittrain's book, which I have my own thoughts about.</p> Again, JZ does not need me to defend him, but … Yes, your critique is unfair. It's knocking down a strawman.

“Zittrain, however, implies that these devices are force-feeding the masses only those services or information that a handful of corporate overlords deem worthy of mass consumption.”

“But what Zittrain does in The Future of the Internet is generalize his personal preferences to the whole of cyber-society. What’s good for the ivory-tower digerati may not be what the rest of us want or need.”

Bah. That's just by-the-numbers Libertarian ranting, where one hits a certain number of sneers and knee-jerks.

This is not an endorsement of Zittrain's book, which I have my own thoughts about.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/09/20/another-review-of-zittrains-future-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-56204 Tim Lee Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:21:34 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12858#comment-56204 <p>Good review. Personally, I think <a href="http://www.researchoninnovation.org/dopatentswork/">Patent Failure</a> is the most important tech policy book of the year.</p> Good review. Personally, I think Patent Failure is the most important tech policy book of the year.

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