In our series of misconceptions about the copyright monopoly, some people defending the monopoly keep asserting that it carries the same legal weight as…
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Why Conservatives And Libertarians Should Be Sceptical Of The Copyright Monopoly
The book Copyright Unbalanced – From Incentive to Excess appears to be very interesting. From the ad for the book: Conservatives and libertarians, who…
Read MoreThe Copyright Monopoly Stands In Direct Opposition To Property Rights
A lot of today’s bad policy stems from the misconception that the copyright monopoly is related to property rights, an illusion peddled by the…
Read MoreGood News: US Congressman Is Against DRMing 3D Printers To Stop Them From Making Guns
Last week, US Congressman Steve Israel made some unsettling comments about 3D printers, and how they can be used to make guns. Fearing another…
Read MoreAs UK Pirate Party Takes Down Pirate Bay Proxy, Two Other Pirate Parties Bring New Ones Up
The sad defeat of yesterday was that the UK Pirate Party had succumbed to legal threats and taken down its long-used proxy for The…
Read MoreThere Is Never A Need To Justify Sharing Culture And Knowledge
Just as some misguided people react with hostility to the fact that the copyright monopoly is not a birthright, they can react with hostility…
Read MorePirate Party Presses Charges Against Banks For WikiLeaks Blockade
Today, the Swedish Pirate Party filed formal charges against Swedish banks for their discrimination against WikiLeaks, which has been systematically denied donations by payment…
Read MoreThe Copyright Monopoly Is A Market Distortion, Not A Birthright
When you start questioning the copyright monopoly, many middlemen and other has-beens start acting offended – as if you have somehow questioned a natural…
Read MoreMinor Technical Problems
Some minor technical problems caused the translated parts of the site to go haywire late yesterday and post everything to the English feed. Apologies…
Read MoreCuatro razones más por las que La Bahía Pirata (The Pirate Bay) es, efectivamente, una biblioteca pública… y una muy buena
Compartir archivos en línea cumple exactamente el mismo propósito y satisface la misma necesidad que las bibliotecas públicas cuando aparecieron por primera vez, y…
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