per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_wants_to_be_free http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_wants_to_be_free the phrase is attributed to Stewart Bra

per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_wants_to_be_free http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_wants_to_be_free the phrase is attributed to Stewart Brand "On the one hand information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable. The right information in the right place just changes your life. On the other hand, information wants to be free, because the cost of getting it out is getting lower and lower all the time. So you have these two fighting against each other."