Open Knowledge Conference/Program/The Post-Analogue World

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Title

The Post-Analogue World

Authors

Glyn Moody

Keywords

ACTA, data sharing, digital society, nature

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Notes and comments

Glyn Moody Author of 'Rebel Code' blogger at ...http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/ Board member of OKFN

• celebration of open

• nature of "want to share"

• SHARING IS UNDER ATTACK - "war on sharing"

• Digital Economy Act

• Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

• "battle between the old analogue world and the digital"

• We must be active in shaping the laws

• digital data invented by nature -DNA

• [Dawkins has that great analogy about trees with floppy disks hanging off each branch]

• The fundamental shift where the cost of information will be absolute zero.

• The real threat is *not* piracy, it is OBSCURITY

• NIN example of selling exclusive physical versions of songs

• Jill Sobule donation model <- you can pay to sing on her CD!

• The world of digital abundance is inevitable.

• The only way to stop it is to stop people sharing.

• The interesting question is how to make money from the free stuff.

• Q&A:

• Repository Manager asking about how to archive research?