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Originally posted by why_me_why_not at More signal boosting for Internet Privacy.
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I will allow the possibility that corporations might be considered people as soon as I see one marched to the guillotine.

Parading its head on a pike is optional.

I've added the following to the top of that post, and reprinted it here because it shouldn't just get lost in everyone's already-read backlog:

I am, in fact, keenly aware of the miscarriage of justice visited upon the creator of the Ghost Rider by the courts. In short: they've bankrupted a sick old man by ordering him to pay damages to Marvel/ ( Read more... )

[Your Obedient Serpent would like to remind you that these laws aren't aimed at "pirates" and "counterfeiters"; they're aimed at cutting direct access between creators and their audience.]

Originally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues


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Yeah, everyone's doing it, but Some Anvils Need To Be Dropped.


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Summary:
The biggest supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act are also the biggest distributors of torrent software, DRM removal software, and other "piracy" tools -- and their sites clearly show step-by-step how to access copyrighted material using these warez.

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They've created the download culture and the "piracy problem" themselves, and are ( Read more... )

One of the comic-related blogs that I peruse regularly is also art-related: Superhero of the Month. They have a pretty straightforward shtick: each month, they pick a superhero, and invite the art community to reinterpret that character with new costume designs and, occasionally, revamped backgrounds. The contest is usually sponsored by some ( Read more... )

Someone posted a friends-locked poll about the sharing of copyrighted materials, and asked for comments; I wanted to share my response publicly ( Read more... )

Okay, one reason, and one alone ( Read more... )