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The Music Industry Asks US Government to Make 'Unauthorized Streaming' a Felony
The RIAA has also renewed calls for the government to consider 'website blocking' and filtering to stop music piracy.
Practically Nonideological: A Chat with Ethan Zuckerman
When diplomats from nearly 200 countries descend upon Dubai this December to renegotiate the International Telecommunications Regulations, the onerous United Nations treaty that lords over telephone, radio and T.V. networks and that ""may be extended...
Can One Attack Shut Down The Entire Internet?
Online hacktivist collective Anonymous has had its hands full lately. Between the "SOPA and ACTA protests":http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/1/20/when-the-noise-gets-louder-than-the-money-online-and-irl-anti-censorship-protests-are-really-raising-hell...
SOPA Who? The Government Has Proven It Doesn't Need Laws to Censor the Internet
A brief look at the recent past suggests that laws granting the power to censor the internet are unnecessary, because the U.S. government already has a far more effective tool: Fear.
The Internet in Your Hands
A lot of people are talking about “the Internet” right now. You know, the series of tubes? That one. Last week, noisy and widespread website blackouts had supporters of SOPA and PIPA, two toxic anti-piracy bills that had been cruising through...
The Weirdest Piracy Haven Of Them All: Goodbye For Now, Megaupload
More than 24 hours after the U.S. Department of Justice raid on the New Zealand offices of popular file-sharing service Megaupload, a lot of us are still finding ourselves awe-struck. It's no surprise considering the site, which sports 50 million daily...
When The Noise Gets Louder Than The Money: Online and IRL, Anti-Censorship Protests Are Really Raising Hell
For a protest that was supposed to make its point by making the Internet a much quieter place, there was certainly a lot more noise than usual during Wednesday's anti-censorship web blackout, both online and IRL. The ruckus, as you should probably know...
A PIPA That Actually Sounds Good
PIPA, the notorious copyright-protecting bride of SOPA, was "postponed":http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/sopa-senate-vote-to-be-delayed-reid-announces/2012/01/20/gIQApRWVDQ_blog.html this morning by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...
That Rachel Maddow Lady Cites Some Real Good Sources (Us)
Last night she aired her magnum opus and it was glorious.
PIPA Supporters Violate Copyright Laws, Too
Won't someone change the law to protect us from these awful, awful people?