John Perry Barlow - Definition and Overview

John Perry Barlow (born October 3, 1947) is an American poet, essayist, and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. He is a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation along with fellow digital rights activists John Gilmore and Mitch Kapor. He currently serves as vice-chairman of the EFF's board of directors. He is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

His writings include A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace and The Economy of Ideas.

External links

• Personal blog (http://barlow.typepad.com/)
• EFF homepage (http://www.eff.org/~barlow/)
• A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace (http://www.eff.org/~barlow/Declaration-Final.html)
• The Economy of Ideas (http://www.eff.org/~barlow/EconomyOfIdeas.html)
• An insightful interview given to Reason magazine (http://www.reason.com/0408/fe.bd.john.shtml)
• A 'This American Life' story (at minute 37) about how Barlow met his fiancé at a convention center, and what happened to them afterward (http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/97/74.html)