We Always Build On The Past; The

I Am Big Supporter Of The Idea Of A Global Anti-corruption Movement - But One That Begins By Recognizing That The Architecture Of Corruption Is Different In Different Countries. The Corruption We Suffer Is Not The Same As The Corruption That Debilitates Africa. But It Is Both Corruption, And Both Need To Be Eliminated If The Faith In Democracy Is Not Going To Be Destroyed.

This Does Not Mean That Every Copyright Must Prove Its Value Initially. That Would Be A Far Too Cumbersome System Of Control. But It Does Mean That Every System Or Category Of Copyright Or Patent Should Prove Its Worth.

I Spend As Little Time With Lawmakers As Possible. Many Are Great. And More Than You Expect Want Real Change. But They're Not Going To Do Anything Till We, The Outsiders, Force Them To Adopt It.

We Always Build On The Past; The Past Always Tries To Stop Us.

Here's What We [americans] Need: A 30 Second You Tube Video Of Some Guy At A Party Constantly Checking Out Everyone Else At The Party, While He Pretends To Be Speaking To The Other Person. We're The Other Person. The Guy Are The Politicians. And The Distraction Is The Corruption: We Need A Congress That Can Afford To Talk To Us. For At Least One Drink Or So.