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The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics were created in 1992 by the Washington, D.C.–based Computer Ethics Institute. [1] The commandments were introduced in the paper "In Pursuit of a 'Ten Commandments' for Computer Ethics" by Ramon C. Barquin as a means to create "a set of standards to guide and instruct people in the ethical use of computers."
The Book of Knowledge was an encyclopedia aimed at juveniles first published in 1912, by the Grolier Society. Originally largely a reprint of the British Children's Encyclopaedia with revisions related to the United States by Holland Thompson , over time the encyclopedia evolved into a new entity entirely.
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“The rest of the world is cracking down on the internet even faster than the U.S.,” Goldman said. “So we’re a step behind the rest of the world in terms of censoring the internet.
Sign which says “Information Wants to be Free”, held at an anti-ACTA protest in Toulouse, France."Information wants to be free" is an expression that means either that all people should be able to access information freely, or that information (formulated as an actor) naturally strives to become as freely available among people as possible.
Rule of seven may refer to "The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two", a highly cited paper in psychology; The "half-your-age-plus-seven" rule; Rule of sevens, establishing age brackets for determining capacity to give informed assent or to commit crimes or torts
The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog, by Ed Krol, was published in September 1992 by O'Reilly.The Los Angeles Times notes that the Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog was the "first popular book about the medium" and "was later selected by the New York Public Library as one of the most significant books of the 20th century."
The significance of the Internet in the creation of these monopolies, in more recent years, has been somewhat diminished due to increased knowledge and awareness of how to use the technology. At the same time, the ever-increasing complexity of digital technologies strengthens monopolies of knowledge, according to the New York Times: