The copyright industry never seems to have had enough. Starting today in Sweden, they demand a private tax for external hard drives and USB…
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Horrific: Two Years, Heavy Fine For 60-Year-Old Music File Sharer
Today, the verdict was announced in the case of Uppsala, Sweden, where a 60-year-old had shared 2,880 music tracks on a DirectConnect hub. The…
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Every Day, Something I Find Online Brings Me To Tears
One of the best descriptions I have found of the Internet, is that it is an amplification of every aspect of human nature. There…
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Stallman's "The Right To Read" Becomes Dreaded, Insane Reality
Fifteen years ago, Dr. Richard Stallman published a dystopic short story called “The Right To Read“. It is set in an extrapolated future of…
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Insane, Repulsive: Grandmother Of Eight Sentenced To Three Years Jail For Sharing Music
Yesterday, I was on Scottish radio discussing the upcoming verdict of Anne Muir, a 58-year-old grandmother of eight who was about to be convicted…
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Irish Job Minister: "Copyright Monopoly Is Bad For Our Businesses And Economy"
These quotes from executive politicians would have been unthinkable a couple of years ago. Amidst economic hardship, the Cabinet in Ireland is seeking to…
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European Court of Justice To Outlaw Internet Filtering; Esp. For Copyright Enforcement
Today, the European Court of Justice gave a preliminary opinion that will have far-reaching implications in the fight against overaggressive copyright monopoly abusers. It…
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Impressions from a Country Without Copyright
I just left Share Conference in Belgrade, Serbia. The conference was top notch — 80 speakers, 50 bands, three days, three nights. Very laid…
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Inevitable Frag of Domain Name System?
With the recent mass confiscations of domain names in the Land of the free United States, it has become obvoius that politicians have discovered…
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The Library of Alexandria 2.0
In ancient times, there was a library in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Over the centuries, it had built a collection of all of…
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