I can't convey how disgusted I am at the thought of WEI becoming a reality.

It will lead to three webs: the remainder of the open web, the new closed web, and the pirate web.

Personally I'll do my bit to preserve openness, even if that means working socially and technically to support the new world of piracy. It will always be a losing battle without institutions fighting for openness, though.

This is a moment when Sun's old line - "the network is the computer" - starts to look hideous and dystopian. Prophetic, but maybe not how we thought.