Shifts in power through sharing; The Next Web Conference 2011 Wikileaks panel

On the 29th of april the third and final day of The Next Web Conference 2011 was held in Amsterdam. The first order of the day was immediately one that stuck by me. It was a Wikileaks panel with Alexander Bard and Rick Falkvinge led by Andrew Keen. Rick Falkvinge is the founder of the Swedish Pirate Party. Alexander Bard is, well, a writer, sociologist, philosopher and TV talk show host. Also; successful record producer, artist and songwriter. This makes him a very interesting person to talk to about file sharing and illegal downloads because he has a foot in both worlds. During the panel, Bard and Falkvinge discussed the importance of sharing, pirates, power, and integrity with a fair dosage of humor.

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