Swedish courts may be slowly coming to their senses regarding noncommercial violations of the copyright monopoly. In a verdict yesterday, a 26-year-old in Uppsala,…
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Column: Nothing New Under the Copyright-Eclipsed Sun
Column on TorrentFreak summarizing the history of the copyright monopoly in one post. It has since become reference material (as has the full 7-part…
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Historia del Copyright, parte 7: Secuestrado por Pfizer
Untitled Document Toyota golpeó en el corazón del alma de Estados Unidos en la década de 1970, y todos sus políticos enpezaron a ver…
Read MoreHistory of Copyright, part 7: Hijacked by Pfizer
Toyota struck at the heart of the American soul in the 1970s, and all her politicians started carrying mental “The End Is Nigh” signs….
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Historia del Copyright, parte 6: Secuestrado por la industria fonográfica
Untitled Document Durante la mayor parte del siglo 20, una batalla causó importantes estragos entre los músicos y la industria discográfica. Durante la mayor…
Read MoreHistory of Copyright, part 6: Hijacked By Record Industry
During most of the 20th century, a battle of prominence raged between performing musicians and the record industry. For most of the century, musicians…
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Israeli Armed Forces: We Were Behind StuxNet
In a surprise admission today, at the retirement party of the Chief of the Israeli Armed Forces, Gabi Ashkenazi, he celebrated as one of his…
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Copyright Industry Picks on Wrong Target: Parents of Pirate Candidate
In what can only be described as an epic PR fail for the copyright industry, they have threatened the parents of the most successful…
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Historia del Copyright, parte 5: Derechos Morales
Untitled Document A fines del siglo XIX, el fortalecido monopolio del copyright de los editores habia reducido la posibilidad que los autores sean remunerados…
Read MoreHistory of Copyright, part 5: Moral Rights
In the late 1800s, the publishers’ ever-strengthening copyright monopoly had lopsided the creators’ chances of making any revenue off of their works. Basically, all…
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