"Man darf den Einfluss von bestimmten Unternehmen der Unterhaltungsindustrie nicht unterschätzen, und man muss außerdem wissen, dass es damals innerhalb der Gema "mafiöse" Strukturen gab, die die Gema noch bis heute beherrschen."
I've seen a race of electronically linked humanoids who share information in a vast decentralized net to which they all have access; who see data as a kind of neutral atmosphere, like air; who use technology to share thoughts and impressions at all times; who are never out of contact with one another; and who react to the briefest removal from their shared consciousness with an itchy, frantic eagerness (cf. "Hugh") to get back.