Oggi, 23 gennaio, mancano 500 giorni all’8 Giugno 2014, quando si svolgeranno le prossime Elezioni Europee. I Pirati hanno avuto accesso al Parlamento Europeo il…
Read MoreAuthor: Rick Falkvinge
Rick is the founder of the first Pirate Party and a low-altitude motorcycle pilot. He lives on Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, roasts his own coffee, and as of right now (2019-2020) is taking a little break.
500 Days To European Elections, Pirates Needed More By The Day
Today, on January 23, it is 500 days to June 8, 2014, when the next European Elections are held. Pirates entered Parliament on June…
Read MorePaywall By Force: Swedish Public Television Starts Webcasting, Demands TV License Fees From All Computer Owners
Swedish Public Television will start demanding license fees from every Swedish person connected to the Internet. They claim that since people on the net…
Read MoreOf Course Kids Can Code. I Did.
There’s a highly-rated comment on Reddit right now describing how third-graders can’t write real program code. That’s horrendously wrong, not to say condescending. I…
Read MorePetition To Fire Aaron Swartz' Prosecutor Reaches Goal
Early Tuesday morning, the petition to the U.S. Administration to fire Carmen Ortiz reached the prerequisite 25,000 signatures. Carmen Ortiz was the prosecutor that…
Read MoreDeyr Fé, Deyia Frændur
When faced with emotions I can’t really handle, I tend to go to the old Viking verses to read that some things are timeless….
Read MoreDeath Twitches: Nokia Caught Wiretapping Encrypted Traffic From Its Handsets
Nokia, the cellphone manufacturer, has been listening in to all encrypted communications from its handset’s browser. Every connection advertised as secure – banking, social…
Read MoreWhy The Copyright Monopoly Is Quite Unlike Legitimate Restrictions Of Property Rights
In our series about defenses of the copyright monopoly, and why they don’t hold water on scrutiny, today’s article will be about the argument…
Read MoreBanana Republic Justice: Behind The Scenes Of The Pirate Bay Trial
Process of law failed on so many accounts in the trial against the two operators of The Pirate Bay, its media spokesperson, and a…
Read MoreThe Copyright Monopoly Stands In Opposition To Freedoms Of Contract
In our series highlighting misconceptions about the copyright monopoly, we’re arrived at comparing them to contract rights. Several people who defend the monopoly from…
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