If there’s one thing that makes US Politics amusing, it’s the sheer effort that is put into legislation, or at least the legislation’s name….
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A Dystopian Future Is Not Inevitable
As the unemployment crises of developed nations persist, there’s a growing sentiment that technology is to blame. It’s not just a neo-Luddite backlash against…
Read MoreDamn. This Is What It Looks Like, Isn't It?
One of the key insights of the Pirate community is that power is expected to corrupt people. It is not just that it is…
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LIVE: File Sharing Trial in Sollentuna, Sweden
Today [October 17, 2011], a trial against culture sharing took place in Sollentuna, Sweden. A citizen was accused of the “crime” of sharing 45,000…
Read MoreColumn: DRM Needs To Be Banned Because It's Toxic
With the European Greens’ adoption of the Pirate perspective on the copyright monopoly, I have received a few questions from entrepreneurs, the copyright industry…
Read MoreThe Teachers' Guild – A Short Story From a Parallel Universe
Imagine a world, in which when you teach something to someone the knowledge is considered your “intellectual property”. Your students are not permitted to…
Read MoreWe Demand Separation Of Corporation And State
A quote flashed by in the night in my Twitter flow: We Demand Separation Of Corporation And State. This was the most mediagenic soundbite…
Read MoreHuge Victory As EU Party Group Adopts Pirate Perspective On Copyright Monopoly
The fifth largest party group in the European Parliament has adopted the Pirate Party positions on the copyright monopoly straight off the bat. This…
Read MoreOur Laws Are A Carefully Constructed Set Of Checks And Balances — And The Copyright Industry Fights To Bypass Them All
Just because you have a right, it doesn’t automatically mean you also have a right to have it enforced. Our laws are a complicated…
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Why I Insist On Saying "The Copyright Monopoly"
Some people have asked me why I keep saying “the copyright monopoly” instead of just “copyright”. Isn’t this just cheap rhetoric?, they ask. It…
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