This speech nails the core of the problem with laws and regulations such as IPRED1/2:
What politicians seem to miss (every time) is that progress is driven by innovation. All evolution of the internet as we know it has been driven by information sharing, and this is getting more evident.
The whole term “The Cloud” proves this fact. This new hype which everyone tries to fit their life or product into really is nothing else than simple sharing between large groups of users.
In the future we will see media, music and art turn more prominent on the Internet than IRL. The companies that stick to old business and distribution models will be left behind and those trying to keep up will prosper. This is not something aggressive, it’s just a fact. No legislation in the world will change this, but it might slow it down.
“The web will own every bit”
What we are now calling the cloud is constantly, and at an increasing speed, growing and becoming more capable and integrated into our lives. Today I’m happy that I can stay connected and share my experiences while traveling in the middle of nowhere, tomorrow I will feel extremely secluded if I cannot do the same thing.
In my opinion, what should be further researched is;
How can we enable people to share more freely?
This is a much bigger and more important question than “How can we restrict people from sharing”, as people will always do that anyway.
