Following in the footsteps of a scandal where the Swedish Security Police Säpo was discovered to have wasted half a million taxpayer euros on…
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Fast 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…
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In 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…
Read MoreGallo: If You're Campaigning Against ACTA, You're A Terrorist
In a remarkable statement, the copyright monopoly fundamentalist Marielle Gallo – of the Gallo Report infamy – says that the citizens of Europe who…
Read MoreOil 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…
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