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I support the idea that children should not be allowed to used the Internet
until they are 18 just like you can't drink beer legally (in the US) until you
are 18. It would give them something to look forward to. Also the state I live
in has graduated licenses for driving a road vehicle.
Perhaps the Internet could be the same way. You get a learners permit at 16
and the govt. keeps track of all the sites a learner goes to. At least this
would stimulate talented children's interest in math, logic and creating
software to hack into the system. The system would be enforced by having a bar
code on one's license or identity cards (my state will issue identity cards to
people who don't drive so they can prove they exist).
Anyhow whatever they do will not prevent copyright
infringement. Travel pictures from allover the world show up on commercial web
sites. With the move away from paper based publishing to Internet and electronic
displays plus advances in manipulation copyright will become impossible to
enforce in most situations.
Roy
In a message dated 8/16/2009 9:29:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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