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Re:Anthropic Capitalism and the New Gimmick Economy by winfred on Thursday April 21, 2016 @11:08PM (#11546821)
being a public good isn't a binary state, it's a continuum. I think there are internet services that approach the theoretical definition of a public good (non-rivalrous and non-excludable) close enough to consider them actual public goods.

Edit: I'll give you am example that might fit the definition: DNS

Re:Anthropic Capitalism and the New Gimmick Economy by tamana on Friday April 22, 2016 @11:45AM (#11550029)
DNS could easily become excludable, if it limited service by IP/MAC address. Most people get DNS from their ISP, for example.
Re:Anthropic Capitalism and the New Gimmick Economy by winfred on Friday April 22, 2016 @11:03PM (#11553938)
Yeah to be honest, I considered that myself as well, if we take that approach then 100% of internet services do not qualify as public goods (and never will), since it's always possible to limit the service in such a manner.