Richard is a freelance journalist who writes about information technology, telecommunications and intellectual property. He has particular interests in Open Access, e-Science, e-Research, copyright, patents, the Open Source and Free Software movements. He is the author of The Basement Interviews http://www.richardpoynder.co.uk/The Basement Interviews.htm. Other participants in the discussion were Peter Murray-Rust, Jordan Hatcher, Rufus Pollock, and Alberto Sicilia.