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John Perry Barlow, Electronic Frontier Foundation, New York, NY, USA
Philip Rosedale, Progressive Networks, Seattle, WA, USA
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John Perry Barlow, Electronic Frontier Foundation, New York, NY, USA
John Perry Barlow was born in Wyoming in 1947, and was educated there in a one-room schoolhouse. In 1969 he
received an honors degree in Comparative Relegion from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
In 1971, Mr. Barlow began operating the Bar Cross Land and Livestock Company in Cora, Wyoming, which he sold in
1988. In 1990 he and Mitchell Kapor founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an organization that promotes freedom
of expression in digital media. Mr. Barlow currently serves as its vice chairman. He is a writer and lecturer on subjects
relating to the virtualization of society, a contributing writer for Wired magazine, has been a contributing editor for
numerous publications, and a lyricist for the Grateful Dead music group. Mr. Barlow is a recognized commentator on
computer security, virtual reality, digitized intellectual property, and social and legal conditions arising in the global network
of connected digital devices. He is a consultant on such matters with the Vanguard Group of CSC and the Global Business
Network. he is a member of The Well Board of Directors. Mr. Barlow lives in Wyoming, in New York, on the road, and
in cyberspace.
Philip Rosedale, Progressive Networks, Seattle, WA, USA
Philip Rosedale received his B.S. in Physics (cum laude) in 1992 from the University of California, San Diego.
In 1987, Mr. Rosedale founded a succesful software development business which he operated until 1996. He designed
FreeVue, a video conferencing package for dial-up Internet users. In 1996 he joined Progressive Networks as general
manager of the Applications Group. Mr. Rosedale has an extensive background in engineering, physics, software, video,
and audio coding.
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