Intellectual property is an important legal and cultural issue. Society as a whole has complex issues to face here: private ownership vs. open source, and so on. – Tim Berners-Lee
Sites need to be able to interact in one single, universal space. – Tim Berners-Lee
Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They dont care as much about attractive sites and pretty design. – Tim Berners-Lee
The Semantic Web is not a separate Web but an extension of the current one, in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation. – Tim Berners-Lee