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The GNU Manifesto - http://www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.html
The last name in software freedom...this outlines the reasons that "Gnu's Not Unix" produces free software. |
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The Right to Read - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
Richard Stallman's famous parable about the Right to Read, and what will happen if intellectual monopoly laws continue to grow. |
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Stanford Center for Internet and Society's Fair Use Project (FUP) - http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/taxonomy/term/374
Provides legal support to a range of projects designed to clarify, and extend, the boundaries of "fair use" in order to enhance creative freedom. |
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The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind - http://www.thepublicdomain.org/
Professor James Boyle's site discussing the balance between intellectual property and the public domain -- including free downloadable versions of his Yale University Press book on the subject. |
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/ - http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/
Weblog covering copyright, patent, trade mark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective. |
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The Guardian - "Intellectual Property" is a Silly Euphemism - http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/21/intellectual.property
According to the author, owning a song or a piece of writing isn't like owning a television, and to call it anyone's "property" is seriously misleading. |
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Mid-Atlantic Infoshop - Against Intellectual Property - http://www.infoshop.org/aip.html
A page critical of copyrights, trademarks, and intellectual property. |
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Copyright: Guardian of Intellectual Property - http://library.thinkquest.org/26658/cgi-bin/2-1.cgi
Guide to computer ethics issues and current news includes an introduction to the problematic copyright issues raised by digital media. |
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Intellectual Property Compensation Via Tipping - http://tipping.selfpromotion.com/
Article that proposes (with case studies) that tipping may be a viable compensation model for intellectual property (such as music and books). |
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Library Juice Copyright Issue - http://libr.org/Juice/issues/vol3/LJ_3.35.sup.html
A supplement to the weekly e-zine Library Juice from September, 2000, devoted to the political and philosophical issues of intellectual property, especially as they relate to libraries and the internet. |
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Weaving Webs of Ownership: Intellectual Property in an Information Age - http://www.futures.hawaii.edu/dissertation/TOC2.html
Debora J. Halbert's doctoral dissertation in progress concerning on intellectual property laws in the West. |
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Wired - The Eagle Is Grounded - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.02/start.html?pg=2
Article comparing today's toughening of US intellectual property laws to help given to the US shipping industry 30 years ago, resulting in even greater losses for US firms, higher prices, and frustrated consumers. |
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Intellectual Property at the National Academies - http://search.nap.edu/shelves/ip/
A guide to the Academies' documents and publications on Intellectual Property and a forum to discuss ongoing work. |
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The Mark is the Beast - http://www.weeklywire.com/ww/07-20-98/boston_feature_1.html
An article describing the change in the usage of trademarks, and how it stifles our use of our own language. |
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Copyright Law and Independent Creation Theory - http://www.bellsouthpwp.net/m/u/musicedu/case/index.html
Complaining that the law of independent creation allows the theft of music. |
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International IP Law Forum - http://www.internationaliplawforum.com/
Features ideas and opinions on issues related to establishing and protecting intellectual property. |
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The Register - Sneaky Cable Crypto Scheme in the Works - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/22/sneaky_cable_crypto_scheme/
Article exposing that the cable television industry is moving to implement a copy protection scheme that will allow movie studios and cable providers to control what viewers are able to record. |
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IP-Wars.net - http://www.ip-wars.net/
Examining, chronicling, and battling the censorship attempts of intellectual property laws. Contains user contributed articles and news feeds. |
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Free Intellectual Property Exchange (FreeIPX) - http://www.freeipx.org
A news and discussion site dedicated to critical analysis of the use, abuse, and relevance of IP Law. [Slash-style site] |
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Information Liberation: Against Intellectual Property - http://danny.oz.au/free-software/advocacy/against_IP.html
A chapter from the book Information Liberation, written by Brian Martin. |