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The invention of printing was an even bigger threat

By Charles Hazell

Published: June 29 2007 03:00 | Last updated: June 29 2007 03:00

From Mr Charles Hazell.

Sir, Luke Johnson may rest assured that the invention of printing 550 years ago was a threat as great, if not greater, to the authorities, the Church and those institutions that then assumed control of access to information ("The web bonanza that will damage us all," June 27).

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