As a side note, I think the idea of an 'information economy' is as delusional as communism. People in developing countries simply will not pay rich first worlders to sit on their asses and type when they can take it for free - especially when their money comes from slogging away in factories. Microsoft makes more from the Netherlands than the PRC. Everyone sees the information revolution as hugely positive, but no technological change is completely good. This ones means the end of copyrights and IP, which will likely be very disruptive. I run Linux, haven't paid for software in years - I just contribute. I suspect in the future authors will hold on to thier IP until a certain amount of donations are made, perhaps Kickstarter style, then just let it go. I paid $20 for Radiohead's Rainbows album (which was free) and never listened to it - hate that crap, but had to support the idea.