Today, Wednesday January 18, the world protests against proposed censorship laws in the United States. It is a protest of unprecedented scale, ranging from…
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Damn Yanks Harass Another Of My Colleagues
News reached me this morning that authorities in the United States has decided to harass yet another of my colleagues. Australian activist Asher Wolf’s…
Read MoreI Have Absolutely Brilliant Colleagues
Stop whatever you’re doing right now and watch this eight-minute speech from Christopher Lauer, a Member of State Parliament in Berlin who was elected…
Read MoreMy Plans For 2012
In 2011, I managed to transition from leader of a local Pirate Party to an international voice on information policy and civil liberties matters….
Read MoreWhy SOPA-Supporting News Networks Don't Mention SOPA At All
A study by MediaMatters confirmed the gut feeling we all had: there is indeed a mainstream media blackout going on over the SOPA law…
Read MoreUS Citizens Should Try The Copyright Monopoly As Unconstitutional
Legal scholar Stephen Kinsella argues a fascinating line of thought I haven’t seen before: the entire copyright monopoly in the United States may actually…
Read MoreLegal Ramifications Of File-Sharing Now Being Religious Worship
With yesterday’s story of the Missionary Church of Kopimism being an approved religion in Sweden, one wonders what the practical effects are. It’s not…
Read MoreEl intercambio de archivos es una religión reconocida en Suecia
Untitled Document Después de un año de luchas burocráticas, la Iglesia Misionera de Kopimism es ahora una religión reconocida en Suecia, disfrutando de la…
Read MoreFile Sharing Approved As An Official Religion In Sweden
After a year of bureaucratic struggles, the Missionary Church of Kopimism is now an official religion in Sweden, enjoying the constitutional protection of Freedom…
Read MoreOrwell Was An Optimist: Happy New Year
As we enter 2012, it becomes increasingly clear that Orwell was an optimist. As darkly as he painted the possible future, we are now…
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