Comments on: The Copyright Monopoly Can Only Be Enforced With Mass Wiretapping, And Must Therefore Be Torpedoed

By: Scary_Devil_Monastery

Scary_Devil_Monastery — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:44:00 +0000

“To do so effectively would pretty much elimate electronic gadgets from travel.”

That was indeed one of the many points brought to the table as an argument against ACTA. Because if international law considered information to be the equivalent of hazardous chemicals, no one would realistically be able to bring electronic devices of any kind on a flight.

By: downunder

downunder — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:54:00 +0000

the guy who closed down his site rather then let NSA install spyware to track snowden was the one who wrote pgp and sold it on.. now hes being threaten for treason or something for not complaining with nsa demands LOL

By: CaruthersSebastian

CaruthersSebastian — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:18:00 +0000

The whole notion of intellectual property is now, absurdly, regarded as some sort of “natural right.” It wasn’t always so. The Constitution of the US grants Congress the authority to issue patents if such are determined to be in the public interest; it doesn’t require Congress to do so as a necessary protection of some “natural right.” Similarly, after the invention of the printing press, copyrights were instituted as an effective means of allowing printed material to be widely disseminated and available (which is in the public interest)—-not because authors were regarded as having some sort of natural right, if necessary enforced by the coercive powers of the state, to monopoly profits.

By: juchmis

juchmis — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:20:00 +0000

Well obviously, but this article strikes me as Rick finally reading the “And what of copyright?” section on Freenet’s Philosophy page. https://freenetproject.org/philosophy.html#copyright Section 8, which has been online for about 7-8 years now.

By: Falkvinge

Falkvinge — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:19:00 +0000

I’ve been quoting it from time to time.

By: juchmis

juchmis — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:18:00 +0000

Sounds like Rick finally read https://freenetproject.org/philosophy.html#copyright after it’s been up for 7 years now.

By: Austin Williamson

Austin Williamson — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:28:00 +0000

Okay, who’s wearing the mask this time? I mean, which Anon am I responding to?

Last time I checked, you were using the term “uncompensated copy manufacturing” or a variation of it, last time I and Anon chatted.

I can engage in risk-free copy manufacturing and trading. It’s easy, actually; use a darknet (TOR) to grab files, go to a friend’s dinner party, and swap thumbdrives. Or bump phones.

I choose not to. It’s my belief that every creator deserves due compensation – which is why I argue for a “Fair Downloading” scheme. You know, where the country runs a torrent tracker, collects a yearly tax, and divides proceeds by downloads.

Unlike this Anon, I choose not to wear a mask. I engage in discussion online, often. I’m preparing to schedule an “open house” chat on Liquid Democracy right now. I know many like the Pirate Party’s stance on communications, privacy- digital things – but want to have a Conservative stance on crime or immigration.

Come 2015, I’ll be running as a Pirate. More than that, I’ll be running as the “anti-establishment” figure, not unlike the comedian who wound up heading a European state.

By: Austin Williamson

Austin Williamson — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:28:00 +0000

Occasionally Anon does. Because Anon’s a mask worn by many, more often than not, you just get a hit-and-run.

By: Austin Williamson

Austin Williamson — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:50:00 +0000

Okay, who’s wearing the mask this time? I mean, which Anon am I responding to?

Last time I checked, you were using the term “uncompensated copy manufacturing” or a variation of it, last time I and Anon chatted.

I can engage in risk-free copy manufacturing and trading. It’s easy, actually; use a darknet (TOR) to grab files, go to a friend’s dinner party, and swap thumbdrives. Or bump phones.

Come 2015, I’ll be running as a Pirate. More than that, I’ll be running as the “anti-establishment” figure, not unlike the comedian who wound up heading a European state.

By: Austin Williamson

Austin Williamson — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:41:00 +0000

Occasionally Anon does. Because Anon’s a mask worn by many, more often than not, you just get a hit-and-run.