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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Column: Monopoly Lawyers Shouldn't Write Monopoly Laws
Today, I have a column on TorrentFreak elaborating a bit about why the lawyers working for the copyright monopoly shouldn’t also be the ones…
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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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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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Radical Copyright Reform Only Chance For The Copyright Monopoly To Survive At All
WIPO is concerned at the lack of respect for copyright. At the same time, they dismiss the views of the Pirate Party as “extremist”….
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An Internet Levy is a Terrible Idea
The notion that all Internet users should somehow pay the old copyright monopoly structures a monthly fee, to compensate them for file sharing, has…
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Column: The Revolution Will Not Be Properly Licensed
Today, I have a column on TorrentFreak titled “The Revolution Will Not Be Properly Licensed“. If you like it, please Digg it! That’s really…
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