Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:40:24 -0500 From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
I'm arguing that they haven't ever really existed, except with government intervention to create them.
Guess this you could claim "government intervention" for most anything, but I suggest you read up on Carnagie Steel, Standard Oil, and a few others at the turn of the century. And, if you want to claim that these were local, go out and buy a diamond. While there are a few exceptions, DuBeers controlled the world's diamond market totally until the past decade and still could easily destroy the worlds diamond market in a day. Yes, monopolies have and continue to exist. (A monopoly on IPv4 address space is very improbable and would certainly be short-lived, though!) R. Kevin Oberman Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) National Energy Research Supercomputer Center (NERSC) EMAIL: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 422-6955