"That information is not only a commodity, but one in which trading will produce a profit (eventually, if not always now) is evidenced by the frantic maneuvering seen over the past few years by the firms that own information in their efforts to extend their holdings of content, including that in visual and aural domains, and by the firms that own electronic distribution networks to purchase content as well."
(Brian J. Perry, former Director, British Library Research and Development Department)
