If you’ve ever heard something like ‘America is the greatest democratic country in the world’ take heed. While many believe that to be the…
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Tales From Inside The Europarliament: At The Dusk Of Compassion
Having worked a few years in the European Parliament, I fear I will never be myself again. The very way I look at things…
Read MoreThe Scary Spectre Of Perpetual Copyright
The nightmare scenario of perpetual copyright approaches. The Supreme Court is hearing Kirtsaeng V Wiley, the case of an entrepreneurial Thai student who purchased…
Read MoreIs it Time to Police the Police?
Every week, somewhere in the US, there’s a story of some kind of police activity that leads people scratching their head, or saying ‘That…
Read MoreAfter Extravagant "Bond" Party Uncovered, Swedish Govt Classifies ALL Security Police Expenditures
Following in the footsteps of a scandal where the Swedish Security Police Säpo was discovered to have wasted half a million taxpayer euros on…
Read MoreFast and Furious: A Prequel
Our latest Wikileaks release shows that the United States is assassinating Mexicans without trial, and the ATF gunwalking scandal may have just been the…
Read MoreNew Japanese Copyright Law Doesn't Seem To Make Any Sense
Beginning this October Japan will experience a totally new copyright regime. Piracy in Japan has always been especially dangerous. The police monitor file sharing…
Read MoreIn The UK, You Will Go To Jail Not Just For Encryption, But For Astronomical Noise, Too
There was some surprise in the comments of yesterday’s post over the fact that the United Kingdom has effectively outlawed encryption: the UK will…
Read MoreAftermath of The Pirate Bay Trial: Peter Sunde's Plea – In His Own Words
Some probably see Sweden as a country where proper due process of law prevails, or at least exists. Others would very much like to…
Read MoreMost Blatant Pro-ACTA Campaign So Far Is A Copyright Monopoly Violation
When the International Trade Committee in the European Parliament went to vote for or against ACTA, there was a huge poster on the door…
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