Drawing on generative technologies like wikipedia that have so far survived their own successes, this book shows how to develop new technologies and social structures that allow users to work creatively and. The internet governance network transcript of interview with jonathan zittrain guest. That would serve as a rough summary of the thesis jonathan zittrain, cyberlaw professor at oxford, seeks to defend. Nov, 2005 applying this framework, the article explores ways some of them bound to be unpopular among advocates of an open internet represented by uncompromising endtoend neutrality in which the internet can be made to satisfy genuine and pressing security concerns while retaining the most important generative aspects of todays networked technology. Essentially, zittrain posits that the feature that makes the internet successful is that it easily allows anyone to build new products, features, and communities on top of an open infrastructure. Anyone interested in the future of freedom should read jonathan zittrain s book, the future of the internet. But it goes much deeper on the first page and keeps going. Sep, 2017 its 50 years ago, almost to the day, that the internets heart began to beat. As late as the early 1990s, people in the know assumed that one of a handful of proprietary networks would be the network of the future. For example, a hundred years ago, the prevalence of electricity was something rare and just as striking as free, highspeed wifi is in 2015. Other leading players in the web browser field now are chrome, firefox and safari. Klaus schwab, executive chairman and founder of the world economic forum. And how to stop it jonathan zittrain explores the dangers the internet faces if it fails to balance ever more tightly controlled technologies with the flow of innovation that has generated so much progress in the field of technology.
Author of the future of the internet and how to stop it. Be wary of saas and internetconnected appliances, and its a good thing if the legal innovation never catches up with technological innovation. Most people think the internet is a good thing, so why try to stop it. When i reach jonathan zittrain by phone, the law professor isnt doing well. Finally, the book considers the future of these collaborative. Ppt 6 yogi schulz future of the internet the future of the internet at various points in the past 3 a software distributionupdate mechanism cheap, fast, shared communication system for everyone system to conduct business. The future of the internet and how to stop it is a major work of business, legal and policy research that will be less accessible to most people, but important to those looking to understand the future direction of todays ecommerce world. Daniel miller on jonathan zittrain, the future of the internet. The future of the internet according to jonathan zittrain. Zittrains analysis is firstclass and should be widely heeded by leaders from all sectors of society. The book can be viewed in an experimental html format courtesy of yale university press and the people.
Standards and the future of the net, 14 berkeley tech. Zittrain doesnt have all the answers, though the proposals he offers are bril. The internets current trajectory is one of lost opportunity. Ukrainian websites should be integrated with the international websites.
All content in this area was uploaded by jonathan zittrain on dec 16, 20. After the explosive growth of the web, can the experimental freedoms on which it. Then it would be not that easy for the government to close the website, if some problems occur. Zittrain is both a technologist and a lawyer and he appears to be writing this book more to influence. Customers, employees, and partners expect ondemand access to content and application services that anticipate and complete business tasks. At first it was a barely detectable flutter, registering of all places in teddington. Summary of findings at a glance a broadranging survey of technology leaders, scholars, industry officials, and interested members of the public finds that most experts expect attacks on the network infrastructure in the coming decade. Technological generativity describes the quality of the internet that allows. Jonathan zittrain is the george bemis professor of international law at harvard law school. As the internet becomes part of daily living rather than a place to visit, its rough edges are smoothed and its extremes tamed by sovereigns wanting to protect. The future of the internetand how to stop it jonathan. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Jonathan zittrain the future of the internet youtube.
The future of the internet iii a survey of experts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voicerecognition improves, and the structure of the internet itself improves. Here, zittrain attributes the victory of the internets open model to an almost accidentalserendipitous sideeffect of the pragmatic motivations of the academic inventors of the internet. Oii bellwether lecture presented by jonathan zittrain. Applying this framework, the article explores ways some of them bound to be unpopular among advocates of an open internet represented by uncompromising endtoend neutrality in which the internet can be made to satisfy genuine and pressing security concerns while retaining the most important generative aspects of todays networked technology. Sep 09, 2008 zittrains work, the future of the internet and how to stop it, praises the generativity of the internet and pcs their ability to absorb new programs and technologies so the cyberworld is in a constant state of reinvention but worries about the movement toward controlled technologies and devices, including the iphone, which. The future of the internet and how to stop it harvard dash. It would be very useful to witness the combination of the local websites with the international websites.
And how to stop it jonathan zittrain explores the dangers the internet faces if it fails to balance ever more tightly controlled technologies with the flow of innovation that has generated so much progress in the field of technology zittrain argues that todays technological market is dominated by two contrasting business models. He is the author of the future of the internet and how to stop it, as well as coeditor of the books. Zittrains the future of the internet how to save the. The future of the internet and how to stop it jonathan zittrain with a new foreword by lawrence lessig and a new preface by the author yale university press. In the future of the internet, jonathan zittrain provides a detailed analysis of the development of the internet, the nature of networks, and the evolution of technology. The future of the internet is not a positive one, unless we all work collaboratively to ensure its lasting success. If security problems worsen and fear spreads, rankandfile users will not be. In 2008, the pew internet and american life project predicted that by 2020, most people in the world would access the internet through various mobile terminals for work and life, and that a mobile. The internet governance network transcript of interview. And lastly, jonathan zitirain, harvard law professor of internet law and author of the future of the interent. Jonathan zittrain 95, the internet is closing, was published in the dec. Fcc chairman julius genachowski announces jonathan. If built upon the understanding zittrain is advancing here, it could strengthen the very best of the internet, and the potential that network offers. The future of the internet and how to stop it jonathan.
Nonetheless, openness, weirdness and bigthinking remain vital for innovation and help to shape the past, present and future of research institutions like the berkman klein center. The future of the internet and how to stop it the harvard community has made this article openly available. Jonathan zittrain, internet points of control, 44 b. It wasnt a telegram that informed me about jonathan zittrains new book, but an email. The future of the internet and how to stop it, by jonathan zittrain. The internet is a great thingand its largely a historical accident that we have it at all.
Oct 01, 2008 the internet s current trajectory is one of lost opportunity. In the future of the internetand how to stop it, jonathan zittrain. The future of the internetand how to stop it jonathan zittrain 246 pages yale university press. This book concentrates on the central elements of what zittrain calls generative solutions. Jan 01, 2008 the key idea in the future of the internet and how to stop it is what jonathan zittrain calls generativity. Jonathan zittrain, harvard law school, delivered the oxford internet institute bellwether lecture at 5. The future of the internet iii tight elon university. The first panelist i would like to introduce is the author of dozens of books relating to the past, current, and future states of media. The key idea in the future of the internetand how to stop it is what jonathan zittrain calls generativity. Research interests include battles for control of digital property and content, cryptography, cybersecurity and privacy, the roles of intermediaries within internet architecture, human computing, artificial intelligence, and the useful and unobtrusive deployment of technology in education. Just the picture on the hardcover edition is worth the price of the book. The future of the internet is flow forget the clunky web. Jonathan zittrain, professor of law at harvard law school and the harvard kennedy school of government, professor of computer science at the harvard school of engineering and applied sciences, and cofounder of the. Jonathan zittrain the future of the internet and how.
When the mit media lab first opened its doors in 1985, it combined a vision of a digital future with a new style of creative invention. In the future of the internet, jonathan zittrain shows how the net. A generative solution is one that provides a basis for innovation, new products. The entire content can be read online and, indeed, commented on, via a click on the banner. Abstract this extraordinary book explains the engine that has catapulted the internet from backwater to ubiquityand reveals that it is sputtering precisely because of its runaway success. Among businesses b2b with government a turbocharged way to. Zittrain born 24 december 1969 is an american professor of internet law and the. As we think about a future where humans and ai partner in creative activities.
So this is the general slide thats meant to be an overview of the webcasting process. Jul 23, 2008 ive just finished reading jonathan zittrain s the future of the internet and how to stop it, a provocative, wellreasoned, wellinformed and sometimes frustrating book about the power of the. Its 50 years ago, almost to the day, that the internets heart began to beat. The economistkerrisdale capital case study competition 2015. It pioneered open computer gardens, personal computing on every desk, and a multimedia network to every rooma radically new set up for the time. This is a challenging read, and the ideas covered are vital to our future. Some argue that serious assaults on the internet infrastructure will become a. The internet s current trajectory is one of lost opportunity. The future of the internet and how to stop it by jonathan l. The following article by hls professor jonathan zittrain 95, the internet is closing, was published in the dec. Federal communications commission chairman julius genachowski announced the appointment of professor jonathan zittrain as the agencys distinguished scholar. In the future of the internetand how to stop it he develops an elaborate and denselyargued sociolegal doctrine designed to. Most impressive how ever, are the numbers about the internet usage.
Its salvation, zittrain argues, lies in the hands of its millions of users. As the internet becomes part of daily living rather than a place to visit, its rough edges are smoothed and its extremes tamed by sovereigns wanting to protect consumers, prevent network resource abuse, and eliminate speech deemed harmful. Jonathan zittrains book is a muchneeded antidote to this selfimposed blindness. Jonathan zittrain, chair in internet governance and regulation at the oxford internet institute argues that with the unwitting help of its users, the generative internet is on a path to a lockdown. The internet governance network transcript of interview with. In the future of the internet, jonathan zittrain provides a detailed analysis of the development of the internet, the nature of networks, and the evolution of. The impact of digital disruption, the demands of the now economy, and the rise of machine learning are transforming how business works.
Ill try to include basically, do it soup to nuts without lingering unduly on any one piece. Jonathan zittrain, chair in internet governance and regulation at the oxford internet institute argues that with the unwitting help of its users, the generative internet is on a path to a lockdown, ending its cycle of innovation and facilitating unsettling new kinds of control. The second battle is the one between proprietary networks like compuserve and the open internet. Law and technologythe end of the generative internet.
One policy approach embraces generative devices and services that. Whereas in the case of the internet, zittrain 2006 refers to uncoordinated audiences p. It brought together researchers from farranging fields who were. Download future of the internet and how to stop it. Daniel miller, sterilizing cyberspace, nlr 51, mayjune 2008. The future of the internet and how to stop it by jonathan. Fcc chairman julius genachowski announces jonathan zittrain. The pew research center teamed up with elon universitys imagining the internet center to survey 895 experts on the future of the internetand at the forefront of the discussion is the sticky. Jonathan zittrain, the future of the internet and how to stop it the book is available to download under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 3. Feb 04, 2010 jonathan zittrain, chair in internet governance and regulation at the oxford internet institute argues that with the unwitting help of its users, the generative internet is on a path to a lockdown. Jonathan zittrain imedia news, issues, and economics. Microsoft internet explorers market share today is dramatic, in one decade it dropped from 95% to 39%. Zittrains work, the future of the internet and how to stop it, praises the generativity of the internet and pcs their ability to absorb new programs and technologies so the cyberworld is in a constant state of reinvention but worries about the movement toward controlled technologies and devices, including the iphone, which. They disagree about whether this will lead to more social tolerance, more forgiving human relations, or better home lives.
Jonathan zittrain the future of the internet and how to. Zittrain, the future of the internet and how to stop it. May 28, 2009 the future of the internet and how to stop it is a major work of business, legal and policy research that will be less accessible to most people, but important to those looking to understand the future direction of todays ecommerce world. Pdf the generative capacity for unrelated and unaccredited audiences to. The future of the internet and how to stop it, by jonathan zittrain ren bucholz jonathan zittrains important contribution to the field of cyberlaw and technology policy claims that we are at a crossroads in the history of technology. May 16, 2010 and lastly, jonathan zitirain, harvard law professor of internet law and author of the future of the interent. Free ebook the future of the internet and how to stop it by jonathan zittrain book description. Jun 09, 2017 however, there is no clear picture yet about what the future internet will look like. However, there is no clear picture yet about what the future internet will look like. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. Current stakeholders including isps, cdns and cloud providers as well as new players will have to adapt to. The future of the online world will be a river of information flowing through time. The future development of the internet outlined by friis is reminiscent of many other technologies that used to be rare, but which we dont even pay attention to today. This extraordinary book explains the engine that has catapulted the internet from backwater to ubiquity and reveals that it is sputtering precisely because of its runaway success.