Patent monopolies were an instrument during the guild era that regulated how knowledge could pass from master artisans to their apprentices. For some reason,…
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The Door To Citizens' Freedom Swings Both Ways
Governments all over the world are becoming increasingly two-faced and schizophrenic when it comes to dealing with the net. As ecstatic as governments can…
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Bitcoin's Four Hurdles: Part Four – Exchanges
In my final post about Bitcoin’s four hurdles, I will be covering exchanges. This may be the most visible point of Bitcoin’s growth pains….
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Startup Investors: "Patents are a cancer"
One oft-questioned objective of the Pirate Parties is the dismantlement of the patent system, as in scrapping the concept altogether. Patents are a remnant…
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A New Page In Privacy
Travis McCrea. As bad as the pun is (and can you blame me, I studied politics… we are inherently designed not to have a…
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Declaration of War
Travis McCrea It was my goal to ensure that my first post here was going to be mellow and save the radical ideas for…
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I Love Anonymous!
More and more, I am seeing Anonymous and The Pirate Party mentioned in the same sentence. In historical perspective, this is for good reasons….
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German Pirate Party's Servers Confiscated In Police Raid — Two Days Before Election
Around lunch today, the German Pirate Party (Piratenpartei) sent out an alarming tweet that spread like wildfire. “Our servers are offline due to police…
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The Information Policy Case For Flat Tax And Basic Income
I’ve spent the last week experimenting with Bitcoin. Like with any new technology that fundamentally shifts perspectives, there are both zealots and luddites, there…
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With The Napster of Banking Round The Corner, Bring Out Your Popcorn
The real battle for the Internet and the tremendous changes it brings hasn’t even started yet. What we are seeing right now are some…
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