Henrik Fohns talks to Joi Ito about the end of monopolies and the rise of a digital do-it-yourself mediaculture.
Download mp3

This interview took place at the Ars Electronica Festival in September 2004 in Linz, Austria. Photo by Ars El.

Joichi Ito (J) is the founder and CEO of "Neoteny," venture capital firm focused on personal communications and enabling technologies. He has created numerous Internet companies including "PSINet Japan," "Digital Garage" and "Infoseek Japan." In 2001 the World Economic Forum chose him as one of the 100 "Global Leaders of Tomorrow" for 2002. He recently joined the board of "Creative Commons," a non-profit devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to build upon and share.