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Rickard Falkvinge: Brasil Kills Internet Bill, Loses Way

Brazil Squanders Chance At Geopolitical Influence; Kills Internet Rights Bill In Political Fiasco Infopolicy: Yesterday, the Brazilian parliament effectively killed the much-heralded Internet Bill of Rights, the Marco Civil, that had been praised by entrepreneurs and free-speech activists worldwide. This follows a ridiculous watering-down and dumbing-down of the bill, at the request of obsolete industry lobbies. …

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Rickard Falkvinge: PayRight to Replace CopyRight?

PayRight: A CopyRight / Patent Reform Proposal to Make Piracy Obsolete Copyright and patent monopolies can be reformed to be less terrible, but in the long-term they need to be reformed into smithereens with a sledgehammer. Politically, this may be impossible. Practically, doing nothing to encourage creativity and innovation may not even be desirable. Erik …

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Rickard Falkvinge: Time for a War on Bathtubs (They Kill Five Times More People Than Terrorists Do)

We Should Be Spending Billions Fighting Bathtubs, Not Terrorism Falkving.net, 16 November 2012 Every year, on average, 40 Europeans die in terrorist attacks. When you compare the policies and billions plown down into this number, you quickly discover that we should not be spending billions to fight terrorism, but to fight bathtubs. Over five times …

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Rickard Falkvinge: Italian Prime Minister Goes to Jail Despite Owning 6 of 7 Primary Media Channels in Italy

Berlusconi Convicted: What We Learn from Political Media Contamination Against all odds, former Italian prime minister Berlusconi was recently sentenced to one year in prison. This followed a long process where an Italian referendum had to be held to revoke his legal immunity, in order to indict him in the first place. We can learn …

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Rickard Falkvinge: Epic Global Copyright Case Goes to US Supreme Court

The Scary Spectre Of Perpetual IPR Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:33 AM PDT Activism – Wendy Cockcroft:  The nightmare scenario of perpetual copyright approaches. The Supreme Court is hearing Kirtsaeng V Wiley, the case of an entrepreneurial Thai student who purchased his textbooks from his native land and imported them into the United States, taking …

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Rickard Falkvinge: Wendy Cockcroft on The Next Big Battles – Secret Trade Agreements Bad for People

The Next Big Battles Posted: 27 Oct 2012 11:26 AM PDT Activism – Wendy Cockcroft:  Since ACTA was decisively beaten on 4th July 2012, the first time a free trade agreement had been scuppered by the people of EU member nations, the big business lobbyists have taken heed and resolved to change in order to …

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