Notable Speeches of the Information Age

John Perry Barlow is a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, a lyricist since 1971 for the Grateful Dead, who holds a degree in comparative religion from Wesleyan University. He also happens to be a recognized authority on computer security, virtual reality, digitized intellectual property, and the social and legal conditions arising in the global network of companies. In 1990, Barlow co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation with Mitch Kapor, and currently serves as chair of its executive commitee. He writes and lectures on subjects relating to digital technology and society, and is a contributing editor of Communications of the ACM, NeXTWorld, Microtimes, Mondo 2000, Wired, and other publications.