After Bloody Mary had enacted the copyright censorship monopoly in 1557, neither the profitable industry guild nor the censoring Crown had any desire to…
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Copyright Monopoly
History of Copyright, part 2: Bloody Mary
On May 23, Mary was formally declared a bastard by the archbishop. Her mother, Catherine, who was a catholic and the Pope’s protegé, had…
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History of Copyright, part 1: Black Death
In this seven-part series, I will look at the history of copyright from 1350 until present day. The story of the history books differs…
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How shall the artists get paid?
One of the most common questions I get, and quite likely the most irrelevant, is “how shall the artists get paid?” in a scenario…
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Copyright is a Limitation of Property Rights
Copyright is not a property right. It is a limitation of property rights. Copyright is a government-sanctioned private monopoly that limits what people may…
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Column: Do you prefer copyright or the right to talk in private?
My first column on TorrentFreak outlines the basic conflict between the copyright monopoly and basic civil liberties.
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There Are Three Parties To Copyright
When discussing copyright, things are not as simple as strengthening or weakening copyright, unless you also specify for whom. There are three parties involved…
Read MoreJournalistförbundet förklarar krig mot källskydd
Ingen kan väl ha missat den tokiga artikeln av de som kallade sig “Kulturskaparna” i SvD häromdagen? Den var full av så många halmgubbar,…
Read MoreRed Flag Act: När särintresset misstas för allmänintresse
Den andra halvan av 1800-talet började bilen komma till Västeuropa, först driven av ångmaskiner och senare av blandade flytande bränslen. Idag ser vi mycket…
Read MorePå debatt på Cambridge University
En sak man absolut aldrig ska göra är att underskatta Lobbyn. Jag gick upp mot deras absolut skarpaste igår och trodde att jag skulle…
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