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'''''Digital imprimatur''''' is a term widely associated with [[John Walker (programmer)|John Walker]], due to his article of the same name. Traditionally in the [[Roman Catholic Church]], an [[imprimatur]] is a censor's official approval of publication. Thus a digital imprimatur is needed under a system of [[internet censorship]].

{{about|the British [[football (soccer)|football]] player|the ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' character|[[Michael Dawson (Lost)]]}}

John Walker argues in his article ''The Digital Imprimatur: How big brother and big media can put the Internet genie back in the bottle'', that there is increasingly a crackdown on the ability for internet users to voice their ideas, as well as an upcoming official state of internet censorship on the horizon. Walker claims that the most likely candidate to usher in the digital imprimatur is [[digital rights management]], or DRM.

'''Michael Dawson''' (born [[November 18]], [[1983]]) is a professional football player who plays as a [[defender (football)|defender]]. He currently plays for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].

Similar scenarios have been predicted by others, including [[Richard Stallman]], in his article and essay ''The Right to Read''.

He signed in 2005 from [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] with his teammate [[Andy Reid]]. Though the fee was never revealed, it was thought that the combined fee was in the region of £8 million.

Other people predict the establishment of a [[dynamic equilibrium]] between repressive official and commercial and more free but in some cases illegal technologies, resulting in the emergence of [[darknet]]s and [[anonymous P2P]] systems, together with alternative networking systems (including but not limited to [[sneakernet]]s and both fixed and ad-hoc [[wireless mesh network]]s), and vivid [[underground culture]] and [[black market]] centered on them, in accordance with the [[iron law of prohibition]].

Michael turned professional in November 2000, and collected 91 appearances for Forest. He made his debut in 2002 against [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]].

==See also==

The highly rated England Under 21 international has won several trophies for and with his country.

*[[Trusted computing]]

==Clubs==

*[[Digital rights management]]

*[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (2005–present)

*[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (2001–2005)

==External links==

[[Category:1983 births|Dawson, Michael]]

* [http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/ The Digital Imprimatur: How big brother and big media can put the Internet genie back in the bottle]

[[Category:English footballers|Dawson, Michael]]

* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html The Right to Read] by [[Richard Stallman]].

[[Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players|Dawson, Michael]]

[[Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players|Dawson, Michael]]

[[Category:FootballDigital (soccer)rights defenders|Dawson, Michaelmanagement]]

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