Some may not like the Constitution's requirements, but that doesn't make the Constitution a pirate's charter.

The danger in media concentration comes not from the concentration, but instead from the feudalism that this concentration, tied to the change in copyright, produces.

The war against illegal file-sharing is like the church's age-old war against masturbation. It's a war you just can't win.

Creation always involves building upon something else. There is no art that doesn't reuse. And there will be less art if every reuse is taxed by the appropriator.

Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good - for society, and not just for monopoly holders.

Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies; they have been the rule in closed societies.

We are on the cusp of this time where I can say, "I speak as a citizen of the world" without others saying, "God, what a nut."

If the Internet teaches us anything, it is that great value comes from leaving core resources in a commons, where they're free for people to build upon as they see fit.

A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom.

Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device.

Technology means you can now do amazing things easily; but you couldn't easily do them legally.

For me, writing is immortality. It is wisdom. It is never-ending.

Better to live under one tyrant a thousand miles away, than a thousand tyrants one mile away.

The more golden the opportunity, the less likely you will see it.

Money dignifies what is frivolous if unpaid for.

Live television is always stressful and the more you do it, the more you realise what can go wrong.

Consumption has massively benefited from globalization.

Autographs and pictures do get a little old, but I don't mind if the people want it.

No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes the scripture.

Me and Don Henley are fast acquaintances now, or something. He actually got on stage and sang with me.

Children are not unforgiving. You can punish them and they will hug you in a few minutes.