Title :
Do the Luddites Ever Win?
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Libr. & Inf. Sci., Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Advocates for traditional newspapers have recently been calling for a tax on Internet activities that would support paper-based journalism. Concerns about new technologies destroying the old aren\´t new, but do the "luddites" ever win?
Keywords :
Internet; competitive intelligence; electronic publishing; social aspects of automation; taxation; Internet tax; newspaper advocate; paper based journalism; Cost benefit analysis; Economics; Finance; Government policies; Internet; Licenses; Social implications of technology; Technological innovation; Technology; Internet tax; journalism; license fees; technology economics;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2010.148
