John Perry #Barlow's genius was that in 1990, while most Internet usage was research- and military-based, he “absolutely nailed the Internet’s essential character and what was going to happen..
His 'The #Economy of' #Ideas' has helped the world understand that #copyright had a #CivilLiberty dimension and galvanized people to become copyright #activists at a time when traditional notions of information access would be shaken to their core."