Other responsibilities apply in Cyberspace that arise from the promises contained in the preamble of the Constitution to protect life, liberty and property. Life is protected through the establishment of criminal laws, including those that may circumscribe certain activities related to speech and expression such as mail and wire fraud, aiding and abetting, racketeering, conspiracy, and even piracy of copyrighted works. Liberty is ensured through protection of fundamental civil liberties. As has already been done by the disparate interests represented on the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council, a vast common ground can be identified. We can exist and thrive as a society based on free trade of ideas, but the content in which ideas are expressed must also be protected.
Technological change is positive.
Changes can successfully be channelled into a legal system or societal mores. The Copyright Act is a reflection of technological change in the United States. The American library is a mirror of copyright history. The achievement of balance in our copyright law is possible. But, in a democracy, that proposition may certainly be disputed.