I have always been a little skeptical of those of us who
feel that all advertising is bad.  I think that if I use
a list to ask for information to relay to a library client
I am using the list to further my economic interest. My job
and livelihood depends on my using the Internet to a fair
degree.
 
There are commercial companies that pay a fee to be a part
of the Internet. Why should they not be a part of this
enterprise. I have this gut feeling that businesses also
pay taxes, some of which are used to subsidise the costs
of the Internet.
Perhaps we can give it a little more thought.
 
John Alam
Center for Developmental Disabilities
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
University of South Carolina.