Part three of the book is all about “choices”. The main argument is that the society should keep those values inherited from the “framers”; however, there are too many ambiguities which make the translation of values rather difficult, so choices must be made to between different values. I got the feeling that cyberspace is just an extension of the real world. As the world is changing, value system is also changing gradually, then finally we will have to make choices between old and new values. The different kind of infrastructure of the cyberspace – code, rather than “built environment” – only makes this kind of choice more dramatically. If there is no cyberspace, there probably will be some other kind of “space” or context that forces us to make choices.
The author’s claims on intellectual properties are especially interesting and enlightening to me. “Is the protection too great?” I believe every librarian has this question on mind. From copyright to “copy-duty”, what a fantastic idea. The author does make this book very interesting to read. I only wish I had more time to read it carefully.