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1、Unit1：cyberspace：ifyoudon'tloveit,leaveitsomethingintheAmericanpsychelovesnewfrontiers.Wehankerafterwide-openspaces;weliketoexplore;weliketomakerulesbutrefusetofollowthem.Butinthisageit'shardtofindaplacewhereyoucangoandbeyourselfwithoutworryingabouthenei
2、ghbours.Thereissuchaplace:cyberspace.Formerlyaplaygroundforcomputerfans,cyberspace.Formelyaplaygroundforcomputerfans,cyberspacenowembraceseveryconceivableconstituency:schoollchildren,flirtatious,singles,Huganan-Americanaaccountants.Cantheyallgetalong?Orw
3、illourfearofkidssurfingfordirtypicturesbehindtheirbedroomdoorsprovokeacrackdown?Thefirstorderofbusinessistograspwhatcyberspaceis.Itmighthelptoleavebeindmetaphors隐喻ofhighwaysandfrontiersandtothinkinsteadofrealestate.Realestate,remember,isanintellectual,le
4、gal,artificialenvironmentconstructedontopofland.Realestaterecognizesthedifferencebetweenparklandandshoppingmall,betweenred-lightzoneandschooldistrict,betweenchurch,stateanddrugstore.inthesameway,youcouldthinkofcyberspaceasagiantandunboundedworldofvirtual
5、realestate.Somepropertyisprivatedlyownedandrentedout;otherpropertyiscommonland;someplacesaresuitableforchildren,andothersarebestavoidedbyallcitizens.Unfortunately,it'sthoseplacesthatarenowcapturingthepopularimagination,plaecsthatofferbombmakinginstructio
6、ns,pornography,adviceonhowtostealcreditcards.Theymakecyberspacesoundlikeanastyplace.Goodcitizensjumptoaconclusion:Betterregulateit.Butbeforeusingregulationstocounterindecency,itisfundamentaltointerpretthenatureofcyberspace.Cyberspaceisn'tafrontierwherewi
7、ckedpeoplecangrabunsuspectingchildren,norisitagianttelevisionsystemthatcanbeamoffensivemessagesatunwillingviewers.Inthiskindofrealestate,usershavetochoosewherethyvisit,whattheysee,whattheydo.It'soptiona.Inotherwords,cyberspaceisavoluntarydestination--inr
8、eality,manydestinations.Youdon'tjustget"ontotheNet";youhavetogosomeplaceinparticular.Thatmeansthatpeoplecanchoosewheretogoandwhattosee.Yes,communitystandardsshouldbeenforced,butthosestandardssetbycyberspacecommunitiesthems
