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"Information wants to be free". Discuss the arguments for and against this proposition (widely circulated on the internet and often attributed to Steward Brand, author of The Media Lab, 1987).
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Title:" Information wants to be free". Discuss the arguments for and against this proposition (widely circulated on the internet and often attributed to Steward Brand, author of The Media Lab, 1987). To what extent do you consider that it expresses a meaningful and important idea? Registration Number: 030165609 Module: Information Systems and the Information Society Date: 19/12/03 Module Coordinator: Dr. Mark Sanderson Module Code: INF6400 1. Abstract/ Summary This essay aims to describe the different views concerning the trend "Information wants to be free." There are different kinds of opinions concerning this matter. The supporters claim that the free access of information prevail certain human rights like liberty and democracy. But also it creates substantial problems concerning the protection of personal information and the formation of laws that will assure data protection. As a result the role of the state is fundamental; in order to create those restrictions that will assure that the citizens will be...
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