John Perry Barlow (born Jackson Hole, Wyoming, October 3, 1947) is an American poet, essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. In 1969, he graduated with High Honors in comparative religion from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. 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 former chairman of the Sublette County Republican Party and member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. He is a Berkman Fellow at Harvard Law School. A headshot of John Perry Barlow, permission given by the subject for use. ... Jackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Poet is a term applied to a person who composes poetry, including extended forms such as dramatic verse. ... An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 10th 253,554 km² 450 km 580 km 0. ... The Grateful Dead was an American psychedelia-influenced rock band. ... Wesleyan University founded in 1831, is a private, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. ... Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the south-central part of the state, 16 miles (26 km) south of Hartford. ... The EFF uses the blue ribbon as symbolism for their Free Speech defense. ... John Gilmore for the jazz saxophonist, or John Gilmore John Gilmore is one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cypherpunks mailing list, and Cygnus Solutions. ... Mitch Kapor Mitch Kapor (centre) with Bill Gates and Fred Gibbons, during their time working on developing applications for the Apple Macintosh, 1984 Mitchell David Kapor (born 1950) is the founder of Lotus Development Corporation and the designer of Lotus 1-2-3, the killer application often credited with making... Sublette County is a county located in the state of Wyoming. ... The Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences was founded in 1998 to help drive the progress of the Internet and evolving forms of new media. ...

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

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John Perry Barlow

• Personal blog
• EFF homepage
• A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
• The Economy of Ideas
• An insightful interview given to Reason magazine
• A 'This American Life' story (at minute 37) about how Barlow met his fiancé at a convention center, and what happened to them afterward
• John Perry Barlow: Wyoming's Estimated Prophet
• Cassidy's Tale