As time
passes, data formatting "dictionaries" will be needed. Data
preservation is hardly useful if the data cannot be searched,
retrieved, extracted, and researched. And, as "The Economist"
put it ("The Economist Technology Quarterly, September 22nd,
2001), without a "Rosetta Stone" of data formats, future
deciphering of stored the data might prove to be an
insurmountable obstacle.
Last, but by no means least, Internet libraries are Internet
based. They themselves are as ephemeral as the historical
record they aim to preserve. This tenuous cyber existence goes
a long way towards explaining why our paperless offices
consume much more paper than ever before.
Revolt of the Poor - The Demise of Intellectual Property
By: Sam Vaknin
Three years ago I published a book of short stories in Israel.
The publishing house belongs to Israel's leading (and
exceedingly wealthy) newspaper. I signed a contract which
stated that I am entitled to receive 8% of the income from the
sales of the book after commissions payable to distributors,
shops, etc.
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