On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:55:10 +0300, "Theodoros G. Karounos" <karounos [ at ] eellak [ dot ] gr> wrote: > fyi ... > > The basic code of the Internet implements a set of protocols called > TCP/IP. These protocols enable the exchange of data among > interconnected networks. This exchange occurs without the networks > knowing the content of the data, or without any true idea of who in > real life the sender of a given bit of data is. This code is neutral > about the data, and ignorant about the user. > > These features of TCP/IP have consequences for the "regulability" of > behavior on the Internet. They make regulating behavior difficult. To > the extent that it is hard to identify who people are, it is harder to > trace behavior back to a particular individual. And to the extent it > is hard to identify what kind of data is being sent, it is harder to > regulate the use of particular kinds of data. These architectural > features of the Internet mean that governments are relatively disabled > in their ability to regulate behavior on the Net. > > ... http://harvardmagazine.com/2000/01/code-is-law.html Το άρθρο είναι μια ωραία σύνοψη από το ``Code V2''. Το πλήρες βιβλίο είναι διαθέσιμο με Creative Commons license, κι είναι επίσης αρκετά ενδιαφέρον. Για όποιον δεν το έχει διαβάσει ήδη: http://codev2.cc/