Reading at the speed of light

I watched the shifted librarian video. I enjoyed it, but had difficulty reading fast enough. I have also seen Stephen Abram speak in person on Library 2.0 just last month. He was very thought provoking and I enjoyed his sense of humor. The exponential growth of knowledge is hard to keep up with and there is so much to filter, but even so I can see where it can lead to great things. I like the idea of collaborative knowledge and, having been a former ILL librarian, I wouldn't mind seeing copyright laws fall by the wayside. That would save a lot of people a lot of work. Of course I might feel differently if I put my blood, sweat, and tears into publishing something and found someone else claiming it as his own.