From: "Deranged Mutant" <WlkngOwl@unix.asb.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 17:25:51 +0800
To: Alan Olsen <alano@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: Another bad idea
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On 12 Jul 96 at 10:23, Alan Olsen wrote:
[..]
> Of course this is all a moot point, because it has been proven by computer
> projections that all informative net traffic will be buried under
> advertisements by the year 2000 anyways.  I expect some legislative body to
> try and make money fast on the net by selling ad space on IP packet headers.

Yes. They can follow the American model and rather than censor 
communications, allow advertising.  Nobody will be able to get an 
inteeligent thought from the net without being interrupted by an ad 
every five minutes... and people will pay good money for this 
'privledge' (sp?) too.

Rob
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