An Exclusive Wikileaks GI File leak : A serious provision contained within the National Defence Authorization Act allows the US Governement to lock up…
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New 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…
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 MoreHypothesis/Theory/Law: The Importance of Explaining Things Clearly
“First it’s a hypothesis, then it’s a theory, then it’s a law.” At first I wasn’t sure how such drivel ended up finding its…
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Did a Pirate TV Stream Save Lives During the Japan Tsunami?
One year ago this week, on March 11, 2011, Japan experienced its most devastating earthquake in over a thousand years. The quake brought a…
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Innocent Until Proven Guilty, So Why Not Legal Until Proven Illegal?
Before a court can restrict a citizen’s freedom with a prison sentence, it must prove guilt. Why don’t legislatures require the same burden of…
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Sex, Tech, and Harm to Children
Information technology, among all that it does, brings together two things which are wonderful when apart, and frightening when combined: children, and sex. For…
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Why You Should Support Your Face is a Saxophone
The copyright industry is not going quietly. The legitimacy of its monopolist and consumerist practices are still upheld by policymakers and panicking creators who…
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Do We Really Have To Prepare For The Fourth Box?
As I watch the legislative abominations named SOPA, PIPA, and NDAA follow the lead of the DMCA and the Patriot Act in the United…
Read MoreThis is What Democracy Looks Like
On the day the occupation of Wall Street began, one chant from the crowd stood out for me: “This is what democracy looks like!”…
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