After SOPA defeat, how can we move the piracy debate forward?

[Commentary] The defeat last month of the odious Stop Online Piracy Act left some hard feelings between Silicon Valley and Hollywood. This obscures a far more important point: Both sides need each other. Badly.

While the valley is revolutionizing the gadgets and online services that are turning our viewing and listening habits upside down, Hollywood (really just shorthand for creators of film, TV and music) is making the high-quality content that users are eager to view across these blossoming platforms. It has been a tense relationship. But in the end, they need each other to succeed. In that spirit, it's time to ask: How can we move the piracy conversation forward? After talking with people from the various constituencies this week, I'm convinced it can happen.

To get there, four things need to change: Cool the rhetoric. Get better data. Be transparent. Avoid politics.