Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson, new media pioneer, has been working in, on and around the Internet since 1984. Formerly head of new media at the <a href= http://www.guardian.co.uk/ target=_blank>Guardian newspapers</a

New politics for a networked planet?

Naming the revolution We are, it is often asserted, at the beginning of a revolution in the way we do politics that will match the revolution already happening in the

By Bill Thompson

/ 21 Nov 2002

Play fair: the evolution of copyright

How far have we come in our debate, which is now drawing to a close? We started by asking whether copyright law and intellectual property rights generally is becoming an

By Bill Thompson

/ 15 Oct 2002

Defending a name

As one of the editors of The people vs. copyright, and one of the people commissioning contributions for the debate, I want to reply to Dean Kay's comments

By Bill Thompson

/ 14 Jul 2002

The People vs Copyright - a primer

What is copyright? Copyright gives people who create books, music, plays, pictures or almost any other form of expression the right to control how their work is used, distributed or

By Paul Hilder, Bill Thompson and James Crabtree

/ 29 May 2002