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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The 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…
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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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Starting Today, Copyright Industry Demands Tax For Your Vacation Photos
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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Sudden Mass Support From Oldmedia: "Patents Do Prevent Innovation"
It appears that the world of oldmedia has woken up like one to the fact that patents prevent innovation — in fact, that it’s…
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Is "Empowerment" The Core Word Of The Pirate Ideology?
Since stepping down from the leadership of the Swedish Pirate Party, I have tried to grasp the big picture. Trying to summarize the new…
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"Everything You Say Can And Will Be Used Against You, By Anybody, Now Or Decades Into The Future."
There are politicians trying to eliminate anonymity on the net. That’s a very, very dangerous game to play. Beside the fact that it will…
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Net Neutrality and Censorship: It's Not About Property, It's About The Agreement
My recent post suggesting that ISPs should introduce retaliatory censorship produced very interesting reactions, ranging from enthusiastic endorsement (“Hell Yes”) to resolute rejection (“Hell…
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The Twenty-Year Web Cache
You’ve felt the frustration many times. As you write a comment on an interesting story, the web server responds with the message that the…
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Mexican Senate: "Do Not Sign ACTA"
The Mexican Senate has urged all parts of the Mexican Government to not sign the ACTA treaty. This follows in the footsteps of the…
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