Myths Vs. Facts: Copyright Not Needed to Make Money
One of the most persistent myths about the copyright monopoly has been that it’s needed to make money. This assertion turns out to be false for a very large number of observed cases, but the plural of anecdote is never statistics
Swedish Police Raid WikiLeaks and Pirate Bay Web Host
The Stockholm-based web host for WikiLeaks and The Pirate Bay has been raided by Swedish police. Four of the firm’s servers were seized, though it remains unclear exactly who was being targeted
Hacker Forces Apple and Amazon to Change Security Policy
The big news this week was the hijacking of Wired reporter Mat Honan’s iCloud account. Honan was hacked via a security flaw in Apple and Amazon’s security policies, which allowed the hacker to pretend to be him and obtain access to his email account and AppleID.
Sergey Brin: I’m Worried About the Internet
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is worried about the future of the internet. There are “very powerful forces that have lined up against the open internet on all sides and around the world,” he said in an interview with The Guardian.
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