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makes it possible for nearly anyone to combine media and add various forms of
interactivity. These capabilities have opened new fields for creative expression, and
a generation of computer users is emerging that expects to fully express itself using
these tools. As a study by the Center for Democracy and Technology has commented:
“Digital technologies and open computer architectures can empower individual con-
sumers to be much more than passive consumers of media . . . . In a world in which
people increasingly express themselves through rich media, they will want the ability
to quote, comment, and editorialize on and through all kinds of media in the same
way they have ...