| Identities in cyberspace are beyond physical coercion SupportiveArgument1 #121707 Identities in cyberspace have no bodies, so it is not possible to obtain order by physical coercion (upon which, at root, govenment relies). |
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- CitationsAdd new citationList by: CiterankMapLink[1] A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Author: John Perry Barlow
Cited by: David Price 3:53 PM 26 October 2011 GMT
Citerank: (5) 121593Freedom of expressionExploring the issue of freedom of expression in cyberspace.8FFB597, 121594Absolute freedom of expressionAbsolute freedom of expression should be permitted in cyberspace.959C6EF, 121704Cyberspace is a domain beyond government1198CE71, 121705Cyberspace has no elected government1198CE71, 121706Legal framework does not apply to flow of digital informationLegal concepts of property, expression, identity, movement, and context do not apply to cyberspace. They are based on matter, There is no matter in cyberspace.1198CE71
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| Excerpt / Summary Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion. We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal, our governance will emerge . Our identities may be distributed across many of your jurisdictions. The only law that all our constituent cultures would generally recognize is the Golden Rule. We hope we will be able to build our particular solutions on that basis. But we cannot accept the solutions you are attempting to impose. |