Digital culture

"There are three things I dislike:

poems by a poet,

writing by a calligrapher,

and food by a cook."

-Ryokan, Zen teacher

"Many of the professional creators don't get it - they can't imagine a world where creativity is not controlled," Professor Lawrence Lessig said.

"But they should recognise this amateur creativity has extraordinary potential for them too."

"I do not think you are going to see the elimination of the professional creators but you are going to see it complemented by a much wider range of amateur culture in the original sense of the word amateur - in that people do it purely for the love of creating."

- BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4685471.stm