Don't Confuse All Safe Harbors With Poorly Written Ones
I'm almost always impressed and intrigued by articles from Rick Falkvinge, who I think does an amazing job distilling some complicated issues around the intersection of the internet, the law and civil...
View ArticleJust Because It's Now Cheaper And Easier To Spy On Everyone All The Time,...
Rick Falkvinge has another of his fascinating posts up on his Web site, but this one's slightly different from his usual insights into the dysfunctional nature of copyright and patents. It concerns...
View ArticleWhy Do Copyright Industry Profits Get To Be The Yardstick For Civil Liberties?
For a long time, the copyright industry has cried foul over technical progress, and demanded taxpayer compensation for how these new developments circumvent their existing privileges. It didn't start...
View ArticleDutch Judge's Anti-Piracy Activities Draw Accusations Of Corruption In Pirate...
We were a bit surprised last week to hear that a court in the Netherlands had ruled that the Dutch Pirate Party had to censor itself, when it came to explaining to people how to use proxies to get...
View ArticleThree Key EU Parliament Committees Vote 'Just Say No' To ACTA
While some have believed that ACTA is already dead in Europe, there are still actual votes to be held, and there have been significant concerns that political trickery might lead to ACTA actually...
View ArticleThe Case For Copyright Reform: Techdirt Book Club
First off, a reminder that this Friday, at 1pm PT (4pm ET), we'll be hosting a live Q&A concerning the Techdirt Book Club book for May, Reclaiming Fair Use by Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi....
View ArticleReminder: The Case For Copyright Reform: Techdirt Book Club For June
We mentioned this earlier in the month, but just wanted to pass on a reminder that the June "Techdirt Book Club" book is The Case for Copyright Reform, by Rick Falkvinge (founder of the first Pirate...
View ArticleGreenpeace Parody Site Censored Using Copyright Infringement Claim
One of the the reasons why legislation like SOPA and treaties like ACTA are so dangerous is that their loose definitions allow measures intended to deal with copyright infringement to be used to...
View ArticleLive Q&A With Rick Falkvinge & Christian Engstrom Concerning 'The Case For...
Today at 11am PT/2pm ET (and 8pm for Rick & Christian) we'll be hosting a live Q&A session with Rick Falkvinge, founder of the first Pirate Party and Christian Engstrom, the first Pirate Party...
View ArticleDon't Confuse All Safe Harbors With Poorly Written Ones
I'm almost always impressed and intrigued by articles from Rick Falkvinge, who I think does an amazing job distilling some complicated issues around the intersection of the internet, the law and civil...
View ArticleJust Because It's Now Cheaper And Easier To Spy On Everyone All The Time,...
Rick Falkvinge has another of his fascinating posts up on his Web site, but this one's slightly different from his usual insights into the dysfunctional nature of copyright and patents. It concerns...
View ArticleWhy Do Copyright Industry Profits Get To Be The Yardstick For Civil Liberties?
For a long time, the copyright industry has cried foul over technical progress, and demanded taxpayer compensation for how these new developments circumvent their existing privileges. It didn't start...
View ArticleDutch Judge's Anti-Piracy Activities Draw Accusations Of Corruption In Pirate...
We were a bit surprised last week to hear that a court in the Netherlands had ruled that the Dutch Pirate Party had to censor itself, when it came to explaining to people how to use proxies to get...
View ArticleThree Key EU Parliament Committees Vote 'Just Say No' To ACTA
While some have believed that ACTA is already dead in Europe, there are still actual votes to be held, and there have been significant concerns that political trickery might lead to ACTA actually...
View ArticleThe Case For Copyright Reform: Techdirt Book Club
First off, a reminder that this Friday, at 1pm PT (4pm ET), we'll be hosting a live Q&A concerning the Techdirt Book Club book for May, Reclaiming Fair Use by Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi....
View ArticleReminder: The Case For Copyright Reform: Techdirt Book Club For June
We mentioned this earlier in the month, but just wanted to pass on a reminder that the June "Techdirt Book Club" book is The Case for Copyright Reform, by Rick Falkvinge (founder of the first Pirate...
View ArticleGreenpeace Parody Site Censored Using Copyright Infringement Claim
One of the the reasons why legislation like SOPA and treaties like ACTA are so dangerous is that their loose definitions allow measures intended to deal with copyright infringement to be used to...
View ArticleLive Q&A With Rick Falkvinge & Christian Engstrom Concerning 'The Case For...
Today at 11am PT/2pm ET (and 8pm for Rick & Christian) we'll be hosting a live Q&A session with Rick Falkvinge, founder of the first Pirate Party and Christian Engstrom, the first Pirate Party...
View ArticleShould The Punishment For Falsely Accusing People Of A Crime Match The...
Two very different stories, but both with some startling parallels. First, Radley Balko's story about how police and attorneys in Louisiana apparently flat out lied to claim that a process server...
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