"In Hindu mythology," Wu writes, "deiries and demons assw11e different incarnations to fight the same battles repeatedly.'' In what sense has the Internet's history involved an almost mythic...

"In Hindu mythology," Wu writes, "deiries and demons assw11e different incarnations to fight the same battles repeatedly.'' In what sense has the Internet's history involved an almost mythic opposition between che champions of openness and the proponems of centralization? Wl10 have been the defenders of openness, and who have sought to advance monopolies over i11fom1ation? Wu makes the point that earlier technologies-telephones, for instance, and radio-moved from openness co monopoly. Why might the Internet meet a different fate?