#Thinks and writes about the complexity of truth in a world of flux
*Interview of October 17, 2000
= What exactly do you do professionally?
I am a mathematics teacher and currently I am taking time off to earn a master's degree in telecommunications management.
= What exactly do you do on the Internet?
I use the Internet primarily for research.
= How do you see the future?
I hope to see the Internet become more of a tool for accessing news and media that is not controlled by large corporate accounts.
= What do you think of the debate about copyright on the Web?
Copyright is a difficult issue. The owner of the intellectual property thinks that she owns what she has created. I believe that the consumer purchases the piece of plastic (in the case of a CD) or the bounded pages (in the case of book). The business community has not found a new way to add value to intellectual property. Consumers don't think very abstractly. When they download songs for example they are simply listening to them, they are not possessing them. The music and publishing industry need to find ways to give consumers tactile vehicles for selling the intellectual property.