Peter Sunde, recently arrested for having been the spokesperson of The Pirate Bay, is lesser known for co-creating Flattr. The fact that Flattr is…
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How Filesonic Just Stabbed Us In The Back
The US media industries along with their cronies in the United States Federal Government are no longer fighting with the weight of law against…
Read MoreKeep Your Eye On The Prize
Often it is easy to let our emotions get in the way of our rational thoughts, and our lack of the ability to perform…
Read MoreThe Stop Online Piracy Act Will Not Stop Online Piracy
Much has been written about how destructive and dangerous the SOPA bill being pushed through the US House of Representatives is. And all its…
Read MoreColumn: DRM Needs To Be Banned Because It's Toxic
With the European Greens’ adoption of the Pirate perspective on the copyright monopoly, I have received a few questions from entrepreneurs, the copyright industry…
Read MoreWe Demand Separation Of Corporation And State
A quote flashed by in the night in my Twitter flow: We Demand Separation Of Corporation And State. This was the most mediagenic soundbite…
Read MoreOur Laws Are A Carefully Constructed Set Of Checks And Balances — And The Copyright Industry Fights To Bypass Them All
Just because you have a right, it doesn’t automatically mean you also have a right to have it enforced. Our laws are a complicated…
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On Panel in Wroclaw, Poland
Yesterday, I was in a panel on the European Culture Congress here in Wroclaw, Poland. The title was Wikianarchy, and the topic — as…
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Lessons On The Copyright Monopoly From Greek Mythology
As Prometheus brought man the gift of fire in Greek mythology, carrying it down Mount Olympus on a large fennel stalk against Zeus’ will,…
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Cable Reveals Extent Of Lapdoggery From Swedish Govt On Copyright Monopoly
Among the treasure troves of recently released WikiLeaks cables, we find one whose significance has bypassed Swedish media. In short: every law proposal, every…
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