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Arena and the Internet.

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUN-05 		Format: Online - approximately 573 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Arena and the Internet.(Editorial)(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
One of the most cherished pieces of cyber folklore is that the internet will provide the means to reconstruct an ethic of co-operation and reciprocity. The rise of Napster and the evolution to peer-to-peer computing which enable users to share songs, movies and any other digital content; the open-source community responsible for the freely distributed operating system Linux and associated open-source programs continue the apparent gift culture of the internet.

That promise--and it was no more than a promise--is fast receding. Indeed, in some ways...

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