Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
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The Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace is a 1996 manifesto by John Perry Barlow that asserts the autonomy of the internet from government regulation and traditional nation-state control.
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| instanceOf |
essay
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internet manifesto → political manifesto → |
| asserts |
autonomy of cyberspace from nation-states
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governments have no sovereignty where cyberspace gathers → |
| associatedWith |
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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World Economic Forum → |
| author |
John Perry Barlow
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| copyrightStatus |
copyrighted text
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticizedFor |
underestimating role of governments online
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utopian view of the internet → |
| declares |
cyberspace as a new home of Mind
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users of cyberspace as naturally independent from governments → |
| eventFirstPresented |
World Economic Forum 1996
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| genre |
declaration
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political text → |
| hasOnlineVersion |
https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence
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| hasPart |
preamble
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series of declarations of rights → |
| influenced |
cyberlaw debates
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digital rights activism → internet freedom discourse → |
| influencedBy |
cyberlibertarianism
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| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
cyberspace
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digital rights → freedom of expression → government regulation of the internet → internet freedom → sovereignty → |
| movement |
cyberlibertarianism
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| notableQuote |
Cyberspace does not lie within your borders.
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| openingLine |
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel
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| opposes |
government control of the internet
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traditional nation-state regulation of online activity → |
| placeFirstPresented |
Davos
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| publicationDate |
1996-02-08
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| publicationYear |
1996
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| publisher |
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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| relatedTo |
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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digital civil liberties → internet governance → |
| shortTitle |
Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
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| timePeriod |
early commercial internet era
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| title |
A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
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| writtenBy |
John Perry Barlow
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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John Perry Barlow
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John Perry Barlow ("A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace") → |
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Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
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Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
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