The Pew Internet & American Life Project has issued the third report on The Future of the Internet. There are a lot of interesting opinions contained in the report and it is worth reviewing. In particular:
* – More than 3/4 agreed that the mobile phone will be the main connection tool for accessing the internet.
* – Nearly 2/3 of interviewed experts disagree that copyright protection will be addressed technologically.
Of particular interest for our community is the section on copyright and IP. Included in the report are some interesting perspectives on the future control of IP. The responses cover the gamut of approaches to existent approaches to the issues of licensing, control and user-generated content. I was slightly disappointed that there didn’t seem to be any truly innovative approaches to this very large problem.
