Lawyers can't tell you you can't do something. They can warn you about risks, and in extreme cases tell you that something is such a bad idea you'll need to get someone other than them to do it but the judgment call of whether the risk is worth it is the entrepreneur's.

With BitTorrent, the cat's out of the bag.

I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information and technology, to purchase and use recreational drugs, to enjoy and purchase so-called 'vices', to be free of intruders, and to privacy.

You get so tired of having your work die. I just wanted to make something that people would actually use.

A good way to have good ideas is by being unoriginal.

Give and ye shall receive.

I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team.