Nokia, the cellphone manufacturer, has been listening in to all encrypted communications from its handset’s browser. Every connection advertised as secure – banking, social…
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Why The Copyright Monopoly Is Quite Unlike Legitimate Restrictions Of Property Rights
In our series about defenses of the copyright monopoly, and why they don’t hold water on scrutiny, today’s article will be about the argument…
Read MoreHow the Police (and Politicians) Can Regain the Public Trust
A few months ago, I asked what we should do about law enforcement officials that broke the law in a piece called “Is it…
Read MoreIs The Copyright Industry Really Shooting Itself In The Foot?
It’s tempting to mock the copyright industry for being unable to understand the Internet. Why, we ask, do they sue their fans, play whack-a-mole…
Read MoreBanana Republic Justice: Behind The Scenes Of The Pirate Bay Trial
Process of law failed on so many accounts in the trial against the two operators of The Pirate Bay, its media spokesperson, and a…
Read MoreThe Copyright Monopoly Stands In Opposition To Freedoms Of Contract
In our series highlighting misconceptions about the copyright monopoly, we’re arrived at comparing them to contract rights. Several people who defend the monopoly from…
Read MoreTwo Swedes Renditioned To The US, Possibly To Death Penalty, In Secrecy And Without Lawyers' Knowledge
Mid-November, two Swedish citizens with Somali origins were renditioned from Djibouti to a prison in the United States of America. According to the US,…
Read MoreThe Copyright Monopoly Is A Legal Featherweight Compared To Property Rights
In our series of misconceptions about the copyright monopoly, some people defending the monopoly keep asserting that it carries the same legal weight as…
Read MoreWhy Conservatives And Libertarians Should Be Sceptical Of The Copyright Monopoly
The book Copyright Unbalanced – From Incentive to Excess appears to be very interesting. From the ad for the book: Conservatives and libertarians, who…
Read MoreThe Copyright Monopoly Stands In Direct Opposition To Property Rights
A lot of today’s bad policy stems from the misconception that the copyright monopoly is related to property rights, an illusion peddled by the…
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