More on FreeBase and Data Amassment

I've been giving a lot of thought to the issues of ethical data collection and distribution practices that Abe brought up in his post on FreeBase. And while I've yet to arrive at any semblance of a conclusion, I think this [the Metaweb/FreeBase model] is entirely the wrong way to do these things. Succesfully complete undertakings in data classification, storage, collection, and distribution will and should require a different model than previously accepted; A model much more distrubuted, democratic, and tactile.

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