While much attention is (deservedly so) being put on the Great Firewall of China, and the free speech issues of bloggers in for instance Iran, the growing restrictions put on technology use in the West is not as hotly debated, outside of the EFF and libertarian circles.

Our freedom to discuss, share, tinker, remix, etc. is what has made the Internet grow as fast as it has. It is a force that I am sure will also have a transformative power on society in general, as long as we allow it to.

I think the reason why we are all feeling that things are running out of control now is because most people arent aware of the dangers of moving from a product based economy to a license based one. I think that if we manage to convey this struggle clearly, we will be able to win over a great many people. This is issues that are increasingly affecting people directly.