An Oxford-style debate considering the proposition: this House believes that society benefits when we share information online. Defending the motion: John Perry Barlow, founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Against the motion: Andrew Keen, author of "Cult of the Amateur". Moderated by The Economist's digital editor, Tom Standage, at The Economist's Ideas Economy: Information 2012 event in San Francisco, California.

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