He was one of the directors of the Software Freedom Law Center in New York City and a cofounder of the French non-profit La Quadrature du Net.

In 2003, he founded and directed Sopinspace, a solution provider for participatory democracy and public debate using the Internet.

Sharing — the act of giving, sending, making available to others copies of files that represent digital works — is the first step of cultural empowerment, of going beyond the pure consumption of products.

Sharing was and still is considered a legitimate activity in the world of works on “physical carriers” (books, records, tapes).

When we accept it, we can start addressing the real challenges of digital culture.