Copyfight Faulkner estate claims that quoting his novels in films is both a trademark and copyright infringement Cory Doctorow
law EU working group produces the stupidest set of proposed Internet rules in the entire history of the human race Cory Doctorow
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law UK high court experiences flash of sanity, decriminalizes sarcastic aviation tweeting Cory Doctorow
censorship London Olympic committee says you're only allowed to link to their site if you have nice things to say Cory Doctorow
Copyfight How stupid is Charles Carreon's lawsuit against The Oatmeal, IndieGoGo, the American Cancer Society and the National Wildlife Federation? Really, really stupid Cory Doctorow
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politics Richard Clark: the President should create customs inspections for data leaving American cyberspace Cory Doctorow
law If you're on parole, don't steal a judge's office-door nameplate (If you do, don't pose with it on Facebook) Cory Doctorow
law SOPA's author wants everything you do online logged and made available without a warrant Cory Doctorow
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politics Visualizing Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan to redistribute wealth from the poor to the rich Cory Doctorow
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politics UK Labour Party wants journalism licenses, will prohibit "journalism" by people who are "struck off" the register of licensed journalists Cory Doctorow