Rob Glaser: The Internet

  • Nobody "owns" it -- there's no "limit," as with spectrum
  • There's a set of standards -- devised by volunteers, evolved by concensus

  • Allows media to be mixed and matched in powerful ways
  • Material is available either live or on demand
  • The path through the content is interactive and user-directed
  • It's global (nation-states can't effectively legislate)
  • It's decentralized

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