Similar to my thoughts on following rules, technology and the conversation of copyright is a valid one to me. It creates order in broader society and allows someone to take responsibility for things that are provided online. However, I understand why folks like Richard Stallman support free internet, etc. His reference to FDR’s 4 Freedoms when listing the 4 Freedoms he uses on his own creation, and believes should exist all over the internet, represents how important this is to him. He lists: Freedom to run a program for any purpose; freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish; freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor; and freedom to improve the program and release improvements. These freedoms would all apply to Wikipedia, a source that I use frequently. Although Wikipedia is a crowd-sourced website, I haven’t had an experience on the site that has advertised false or incorrect information. And I guess I understand Stallman’s point because only folks who know something about the subject would have the interest of posting on the site or sharing something that they see as relevant. Along with that, there are still people who work for Wikipedia who sort through the reported content, but the entire site is a user-made, user-regulated site.
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