In a remarkable statement, the copyright monopoly fundamentalist Marielle Gallo – of the Gallo Report infamy – says that the citizens of Europe who…
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Oil Company Sues ISP, Kills Greenpeace Protest Site Against Them
Greenpeace protests an oil company with a parody site. The oil company files a lawsuit against the ISP of Greenpeace, claiming copyright monopoly violation…
Read MoreIf Filesharing is Theft, Then iTunes is Extortion
Don’t kid yourselves, artists, authors, and other creative people: charging money to access your work is morally reprehensible. You can argue semantics all you…
Read MoreCynicism Redefined: Why The Copyright Lobby Loves Child Porn
“Child pornography is great,” the man said enthusiastically. “Politicians do not understand file sharing, but they understand child pornography, and they want to filter…
Read MoreStudy: Despite Tougher Copyright Monopoly Laws, Sharing Remains Pervasive
61% of 15-25-year-olds engage directly in sharing of culture. The social pressure for upholding the copyright monopoly laws is close to non-existent. The few…
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Dutch Judge Who Ordered Pirate Bay Links Censored Found To Be Corrupt
Judge Chris Hensen, who ordered the Dutch Pirate Party to censor all links to The Pirate Bay recently (something Techdirt calls Censorship Crazy), appears…
Read MoreThree Days Before Elections, Largest German State Censors Pirate Party From The Net
Reality sometimes does exceed fiction. Three days ahead of the elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, the Piratenpartei‘s website has been discovered…
Read MoreBook Release: The Case For Copyright Reform
Today, a book that I have co-authored with Christian Engström (pictured), Member of European Parliament, is released with celebrations and signing in the European…
Read MoreSweden, Paradise Lost: Part 2 – Private Police Forces
In our series showcasing Sweden as a country that likes to pretend it champions net freedom, but itself does the exact opposite: did you…
Read MoreTo Be Esteemed, Be Useful
“To Be Esteemed, Be Useful”. A premise so simple and sound, it was one of the earliest mottos of the United States, appearing on…
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