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I think that the use of copyright is going to change dramatically. Part of it is economics. There is just going to be so much content out there - there's a scarcity of attention. Information consumes attention, and there's too much information.


Esther Dyson

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FREEMAN DYSON Every orchid or rose or lizard or snake is the work of a dedicated and skilled breeder. There are th...
FREEMAN DYSON Designing aircraft and racing cars is an extremely exciting thing.
JAMES DYSON Many of the technologies that are now racing ahead most rapidly, replacing human workers in factorie...
FREEMAN DYSON Some people are academically inclined, some vocationally and we shouldn't penalise the latter.
JAMES DYSON When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, p...
JAMES DYSON The computer dictates how you do something, whereas with a pencil you're totally free.
JAMES DYSON A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design tha...
FREEMAN DYSON I see a bright future for the biotechnology industry when it follows the path of the computer indust...
FREEMAN DYSON The biologists have essentially been pushed aside. Al Gore's just an opportunist. The person who...
FREEMAN DYSON Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. I...
FREEMAN DYSON Engineering undergraduates should not be charged fees. They should receive grants, not student loans...
JAMES DYSON Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he en...
FREEMAN DYSON It feels good to be back. I got tired of sitting in that training room all day, every day, while all...
ANDRE DYSON It wasn't really the game of my life. If it was the game of my life, I would have been able to finis...
ANDRE DYSON We just jumped on them and didn't let them breathe.
ANDRE DYSON We're happy to have him back. But we want him to come back when he's ready and healthy.
ANDRE DYSON They can't throw a jump ball every play. They can't just go out there and throw it as high as they c...
ANDRE DYSON I just thanked him for stepping up today and playing big when we had guys go down.
ANDRE DYSON He's a great player. He has everything you want as a corner. That's why he was drafted in the first ...
ANDRE DYSON I hope that's one of the reasons they brought me in. I wasn't here last year, so I don't know how th...
ANDRE DYSON