So it’s happened again – a security researcher showing a marketing claim to be atrociously false has been threatened with a copyright monopoly lawsuit…
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Bitcoin; Technology Beyond Ideology And A Call For Evolution
Six years since the invention of the blockchain, more people are beginning to see the powerful political implications that this technology brings. People from…
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A Year Ago, The European Supreme Court Appears To Have Ruled The Whole Web To Be In The Public Domain, And Nobody Noticed
On February 13, 2014, the European Court of Justice – the Supreme Court of the European Union – appears to have ruled that anything…
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Coding Freedom; Can Blockchain Technology Help Build A Foundation For Real Democracy?
The 2008 financial meltdown and disclosures of secret documents in recent years exposed widespread government overreach and corporate fraud and abuse. As trust in…
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Copyright Monopolist Claims Legal, Non-Infringing "Fair Use" Is Like AGGRAVATED RAPE
In a fuming blog article, David Newhoff claims that non-infringing, legal uses of copyrighted works – that is, of people’s own property – are…
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The Consequences of Ancillary Copyright for Press Publishers
European Commissioner Günther Oettinger is still contemplating whether he should propose the German Ancillary Copyright for Press Publishers on the EU level. I would…
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Bitcoin; Crypto Key Unlocking The Autonomy Of Trust
Bitcoin, once ridiculed as money for geeks and then condemned as a tool for criminals gained much wider understanding from the mainstream in the…
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Understanding Bitcoin And Its Disruption Through Its Roots
Five years since the invention of Bitcoin, currency as its first application has made significant inroads into the global financial system. Its disruptive effect…
Read MoreBitcoin, Open Source Movement For Decentralized Future
It all started with a white paper published in 2008. An unknown innovator under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto outlined an open source protocol for…
Read MoreWhy The Proposed New York Bitcoin Regulations Are Absolute, Total Bullshit
New York’s Department of Financial Services has presented draft regulations for bitcoin trade that are an absolute heap of bullshit, and that’s even before…
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