John Perry Barlow

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John Perry Barlow was an American poet, essayist, and digital rights activist best known as a lyricist for the Grateful Dead and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.


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instanceOf American
digital rights activist
essayist
human
lyricist
poet
activeYears 1970s–2010s
awardReceived EFF Pioneer Award
birthDate 1947-10-03
birthPlace Cora, Wyoming, United States
boardMemberOf Electronic Frontier Foundation
Freedom of the Press Foundation
causeOfDeath heart-related complications
coFounderOf Electronic Frontier Foundation
Freedom of the Press Foundation
collaboratedWith Bob Weir
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2018-02-07
deathPlace San Francisco, California, United States
educatedAt Colorado College
Wesleyan University
familyName Barlow
genre essays
poetry
rock lyrics
givenName John
hasWebsite https://www.eff.org/about/board/john-perry-barlow
influenced internet freedom movement
knownFor digital rights advocacy
lyricist for the Grateful Dead
language English
memberOf Electronic Frontier Foundation
movement cyberlibertarianism
name John Perry Barlow
notableIdea cyberspace as a distinct realm from nation-states
notableWork Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
occupation digital rights activist
essayist
lyricist
poet
rancher
politicalActivity advocacy for internet freedom
civil liberties activism
religion Mormon background
residence Wyoming, United States
subjectOf obituaries in major international media
wroteLyricsFor Grateful Dead

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