What would a truly free-market approach to copyrights and patents look like? The problem we have right now is this: The flat green line…
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When Did It Become Our Job To Fix Their Business?
I was arguing with someone on Reddit recently over monopoly reform, and instinctively, I started to say “There are a whole galaxy of other…
Read MorePayright: A Copyright/Patent Reform Proposal To Make Piracy Obsolete
Copyright and patent monopolies can be reformed to be less terrible, but in the long-term they need to be reformed into smithereens with a…
Read MoreEuroparliament Scolds Visa, MasterCard, PayPal For Killing WikiLeaks Donations; Initiates Regulation
Today, the European Parliament ordered new legislation to regulate credit card companies’ ability to refuse service. This regulation follows the unilateral and rightless cutoff…
Read MoreRussian Government Kills Russian Wikipedia Clone "To Protect Children"
This Monday, the Russian Government placed a Russian Wikipedia clone on a censorship blacklist. The Russian Government maintains such a kill switch for “harmful…
Read MoreThe Analog Letter: It's Entirely Reasonable To Demand That Our Children Inherit The Rights Of Our Parents
Whenever pirates demand the right to send anything to anybody without being tracked, we are somehow accused of wanting things for free. That’s not…
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Iowa, Ohio and Texas Take Stand Against Transparent Elections
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…
Read MoreTales 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…
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