Even if it was a difficult operation to copy a song, it only takes one person to do it. After that the spread of the song via the Internet or other means of propagation is only limited by the honesty of the users.

The whole idea that what is not normal should be kept secret - that's really distasteful to me.

If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.

I was interested in implements of mass destruction - from an academic point of view.

People don't want to talk about death, just like they don't want to talk about computer security. Maybe I should have named my workstation Fear. People are so motivated by fear.

Even if the music industry simply gave away all their music people would complain that they don't have the bandwidth to download all the stuff - the problem would merely shift from availability to distribution.

You don't take a photograph, you make it.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

You begin with the possibilities of the material.

Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.

Art is anything you can get away with.

You can't rush an art form.