An Oxford-style debate considering the proposition: this House believes that society benefits when we share information online. Defending the motion: John Perry Barlow, founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Against the motion: Andrew Keen, author of "Cult of the Amateur". Moderated by The Economist's digital editor, Tom Standage, at The Economist's Ideas Economy: Information 2012 event in San Francisco, California.<br /><br />Subscribe NOW to The Economist: http://econ.st/1Fsu2Vj<br /><br />Get more The Economist<br />Follow us: https://twitter.com/TheEconomist<br />Like us: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist<br />View photos: https://instagram.com/theeconomist/<br /><br />The Economist videos give authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science, technology and the connections between them.
