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Stallman: An Internet-Connectivity Tax to Compensate Artists and Authors

Stallman: An Internet-Connectivity Tax to Compensate Artists and Authors

Stephan Kinsella

Free software advocate Richard Stallman wants ebooks boycotted “until they ‘respect our freedom.’”

Optimal Patent and Copyright Term Length

Stephan Kinsella

Currently patents last about 17 years, and copyright about 100 years. Originally both were about 14 years, equal to two 7-year apprentice terms.

Law School Economics

Law School Economics

Douglas E. French

Columbia Law School costs $74,000 a year.

bitcoin

A Clear, Concise Look at Bitcoin

Tags: Money and Banking
Justin M. Ptak

BitCoin, the world’s “first decentralized digital currency”, was devised

TSA Takes Toy Away From Mentally Challenged Man

TSA Takes Toy Away From Mentally Challenged Man

Jeremiah Dyke

Article taken from Examiner.com
By Howard Portnoy

Microsoft Copyrights = Patent Dominance

Microsoft Copyrights = Patent Dominance

Stephan Kinsella

As reported by TechCrunch, Microsoft Fighting To Ensure Google Does Not G

On Academic Freedom and External Funding

On Academic Freedom and External Funding

Art Carden

This has been in my “drafts” file for a while, and I decided to go ahead and post it now that some of the initial fury has died down an

The Evil of Patenting Food and Seeds

The Evil of Patenting Food and Seeds

Stephan Kinsella

From Don’t Save Your (Patented) Seed:

“Freedom” does not mean actual freedom

“Freedom” does not mean actual freedom

Jeffrey A. Tucker

The NYT has unearthed a document that seems

Is the Government Really Creating a Tool of Liberation?

Jeffrey A. Tucker

A very strange story in the NYT: