Spam, Spyware, Spiders and Trespass

As mentioned previously in Spyware and Trespass, spam can, in principle, properly be considered a type of trespass—since it is a means by which the spammer uninvitedly uses another’s property. As noted, a classic case is CompuServe v. Cyber Promotions, which held that transmitting a substantial volume of unsolicited e-mail to someone’s computer, after demands to cease and desist, gives rise to a claim for trespass to personal property.

For A New Liberty: Spring 2006

Please help the Mises Institute make Rothbard’s For a New Liberty available again! Murray N. Rothbard was drawn to impossible tasks, and accepted those that came his way. So in 1971, when a major publisher asked him to sum up all of libertarianism between two covers for the intelligent man and woman, he quickly agreed. The result was a complete libertarian manifesto: ethics, economics, history, politics, law, and society--all in one book. FULL ARTICLE

Google and the China Question

As opponent of all forms of censorship, I still do not believe that there is good reason to join the hate campaign against Google for complying with the Chinese government’s restrictions on what Google’s search engines can call up. Yes, all information should be available to all people. But given the choice, it is better to have tons of information than no information, and better trade than war.