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[the Internet] Ought To Be Like Clay, Rather Than A Sculpture That You Observe From A Distance.

On The Web The Thinking Of Cults Can Spread Very Rapidly And Suddenly A Cult Which Was 12 People Who Had Some Deep Personal Issues Suddenly Find A Formula Which Is Very Believable.

Intellectual Property Is An Important Legal And Cultural Issue. Society As A Whole Has Complex Issues To Face Here: Private Ownership Vs. Open Source, And So On.

The Web Took Off In All Its Glory Because It Was A Royalty-free Infrastructure . . . When I Invented The Web, I Didn't Have To Ask Anyone's Permission. Now, Hundreds Of Millions Of People Are Using It Freely. I Am Worried That That Is Going To End In The U.s.a. If We Had A Situation In Which The U.s. Had Serious Flaws In Its Net Neutrality, And Europe Did Have Net Neutrality, And I Were Trying To Start A Company, Then I Would Be Very Tempted To Move.

A Hacker To Me Is Someone Creative Who Does Wonderful Things.