A little-noticed report by the OECD sheds light on why the telco industry so forcefully prevents more and better internet connectivity to Europe’s entrepreneurs…
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European Parliament Passes Resolution Against ITU Asserting Control Over Internet
Today, the European Parliament passed a resolution that condemns the upcoming attempt from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to assert control over the Internet,…
Read MoreBrazil Squanders Chance At Geopolitical Influence; Kills Internet Rights Bill In Political Fiasco
Yesterday, the Brazilian parliament effectively killed the much-heralded Internet Bill of Rights, the Marco Civil, that had been praised by entrepreneurs and free-speech activists…
Read MoreHow The Copyright Industry Drives A Big Brother Dystopia
All too often, I hear that the copyright industry doesn’t understand the Internet, doesn’t understand the net generation, doesn’t understand how technology has changed….
Read MoreStallman Endorses Pirate Party Position on Trademarks, Patent and Copyright Monopolies
In a welcome gesture on October 16, Dr. Richard Stallman made a public note supporting the Swedish Pirate Party’s position regarding trademarks, patent monopolies,…
Read MoreWhat The Swedish Pirate Party Wants With Patents, Trademarks, And Copyright
This afternoon, I’ll make a presentation to a group of patent lawyers in Stockholm, with the title “What does the Pirate Party want with…
Read MoreTrusting Telcos With Internet Is Like Trusting Fox With Henhouse
It is absolute madness from a policy perspective to trust internet rollout to telco companies. Telcos have a strategic special-interest incentive to delay, hinder,…
Read MoreChild Porn Laws Aren’t As Bad As You Think. They’re Much, Much Worse.
My last article about the counterproductive laws on the topic of child abuse imagery has drawn quite a bit of attention, and I’m very…
Read MoreThree Reasons Possession Of Child Porn Must Be Re-Legalized In The Coming Decade
Child pornography is a toxic subject, but a very important one that cannot and should not be ignored. This is an attempt to bring…
Read MoreA Fair, Free Market Or The Copyright Monopoly?
Increasingly, the copyright industry has tried to assert that “the free market will sort it out” in the field of culture sharing. The problem…
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