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He is co-editor ofMedia Economics: Theory and Practice, and is currently researching free speech issues in cyberspace.
J. Michel Metz is a doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia and works as an Internet Systems Consultant for various corporations in the Southeast.
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Carveth, R., Metz, J.M. Frederick jackson turner and the democratization of the electronic frontier. Am Soc 27, 72–90 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02691999
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