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The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

- Edward Felten
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The next generation of innovators, who need neutrality the most, are not at the bargaining table. They're hard at work in their labs or classrooms, dreaming of the next big thing, and hoping that the Internet is as open to them as it was to the founders of Google.

I think there are problems with compact disc copy protection that can't be resolved.

Even if there were no illegal copying, the advent of digital distribution will put a lot of stress on the movie and music industry. When the distribution costs comes down, that puts more price pressure on the rest of the cost.

Innovation happens because there are people out there doing and trying a lot of different things.

Vigorous enforcement of copyrights themselves is an important part of the picture. But I don't think that expanding the legal definition of copyright outside of actual copyright infringement is the right move.

Growth comes out of a healthy competitive atmosphere, not trying to choose a particular path forward.

The secret of the Internet's success has been its openness to new services.

Given that you'll never be able to prevent copying, the question is, what can you do to minimize it? What can you do to make consumers happy enough with legitimate use of the system that they'll be willing to pay for it?

And the user may have a higher comfort level deciding what information to provide rather than worrying about what inferences might be made from what they've gathered.

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The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.