[C]ollaborative production is simple: no one person can take credit for what gets created, and the project could not come into being without the participation of many.

Society is not just the product of its individual members; it is also the product of its constituent groups.

Amateur production, the result of all this new capability, means that the category of ‘consumer’ is now a temporary behavior rather than a permanent identity

If it’s a revolution it can’t be predictable. And if it’s predictable it can’t be a revolution.

Collaboration is not an absolute good.

The great tension in media has always been that freedom and quality are conflicting goals.

We have lived in this world where little things are done for love and big things for money. Now we have Wikipedia. Suddenly big things can be done for love.