It's been signal-boosted over at DW but I haven't seen it on LJ yet:
qian:
ebook piracy which has some very helpful Malaysia-specific comparisons, and following up,
control and connection, which talks more about the relationship between reader and writer
colorblue:
This is not a post about yoga! (discussing the larger issues of control, appropriation and oppression that is involved with Intellectual Property)
deepad:
The politics of discussing illegal file-sharing (and the previous discussion,
the morality of e-book piracy marina:
untitled post about her Israel-specific examples boundbooks:
agh. (Or, some quick thoughts which I think neatly encapsulates many of the ideas going about, and a more intense discussion in comments)
starlady:
Some links on illegal file-sharing and IPR snarp:
On Digital Piracy, By Way Of My Confession That I Am A Deranged Criminal.