Is information really free? Or does it come with a hidden charge? When I first heard the question I thought about the information that the internet provides for no charge. But is information really free? I do not think so. The fact is our current system entitles us to some free information, and it requires us to purchase or license other information. America Online is an example of the current system, it’s a service …showed first 75 words of 1388 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1388 total…conclusion, information wants to be free because it has become so cheap to distribute, copy, and too cheap to meter. It wants to be expensive because it can be immeasurably valuable to the recipient. Information wants to be available to anyone who seeks it. It wants to be thrown into the faces of even people who don’t want to see it. Information wants to motivate actions by people and wants to exercise free will.