Online Inc. Announces DVD PRO Keynoter

25-Apr-00

Online Inc. announces that John Perry Barlow will address the DVD PRO Conference & Expo at 9:00am on July 17, 2000 as the opening keynoter. John Perry Barlow is a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead, and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He is a writer and lecturer on subjects relating to the virtualization of society and is a contributing editor of numerous publications, including Communications Of The ACM. He has been a contributing writer for Wired since its first issue. His writings, which include his ""Declaration Of Independence Of Cyberspace"" as well as ""The Economy Of Ideas,"" have been widely distributed on the Net. Because of this, he has been called ""The Thomas Jefferson Of Cyberspace"" by Yahoo Internet Life Magazine. He is a recognized commentator on computer security, virtual reality, digitized intellectual property, and the social and legal conditions arising in the global network of connected digital devices. He also works as a consultant on such matters with the Vanguard Group, the Global Business Network, and Diamond Technology Partners. Barlow is also a member of the External Advisory Council of the National Computational Science Alliance. ""John Perry Barlow believes in the Jeffersonian ideal of making ideas available to everyone. In an increasingly digitally divided world, perhaps nothing is more vital than realizing that the original purpose of copyright was to ensure the sharing information, not the accrual of profit. I'm looking forward to hearing how this principle can be applied to DVD,"" said Dana Parker, DVD PRO Conference Chair. The Fourth Annual DVD PRO Conference & Expo Includes: expert speakers sharing hard-won knowledge, 20 practical sessions teaching design & production, how-to seminars explaining methods and applications, largest expo of DVD equipment and service providers. DVD PRO is organized and produced by Online Inc. For more information on DVD PRO, visit or contact Michael Putnam, Marketing Assistant, Online Inc, at 203 761 1466 ext. 529, e-mail michaelp@onlineinc.com or visit http://www.dvdpro.net.

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