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At the end of May, we wrote about the Taiwanese government's bizarre proposal to create a copyright bill that was like SOPA, but even worse.
One of the problems with the debates around copyright and patents is that they too often assume that intellectual monopolies are necessary in order to promote innovation or even basic economic activity.
Augmented reality glasses are all the rage these days, because it's just not good enough to see the world through only our human eyes.
One of the most important laws that has enabled innovation on the internet to thrive is Section 230 of the CDA.
Google appears to be stepping it up a notch in trying to fight back against the claims that it is somehow opening up its system to the NSA or other law enforcement folks.
In the wake of the NSA scandal leaks, there have been several examples of government officials and law enforcement coming out to state both that the program is necessary and that its existence ought never have been revealed.
In the wake of the NSA scandal leaks, there have been several examples of government officials and law enforcement coming out to state both that the program is necessary and that its existence ought never have been revealed.
Marc Thiessen, a former speechwriter for President Bush, apparently really hates it when government overreach is exposed.
Marc Thiessen, a former speechwriter for President Bush, apparently really hates it when government overreach is exposed.
The US Chamber of Commerce, the giant lobbying organization who led the fight for SOPA/PIPA, is apparently so invested in "must have stronger copyright laws" that it doesn't even bother making sense any more.