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more about #rights more comments → joncoffee: So what does this all signify then? More rum per person? more » Kaiser-Machead: Farewell, and adieu, unto you Spanish cellphones Farewell, and adieu, cellphones of Spain For it's we've received orders to go to prison But we hope, ... more » Guillaume Helary: The real reason behind this may not be terrorism but drug smuggling. Marijuana is transported from Marocco through Spain and then distributed in the r... more » PeterNincompoop: What's the big deal? If you are not doing anything illegal, why would you be so opposed to having your name associated with a phone number (Like some... more » sM42: I think we can all thank the Bourne Ultimatum for this one. more » ilikedachacha: i dont really see how this is going to affect 99.99% of law abiding people more » jimmyg: And now, according to the NYT, the Author's Guild is going after the Kindle, specifically its ability to "read aloud" text, albeit in a mechanical voi... more » Zombie Peach: Welllll.... Those other mediums didn't have easy, fast, built-in, worldwide, free distribution capabilities, either. Making a copy of a Cold Play song... more » bosskev: I'm sorry, but I cannot possibly disagree more with this cartoon and the apparent position taken by this post. Trying to equate copyrights to human ri... more » suckerpin: I just had a video (of my puppy, no less) pulled from FaceBook* due to the music playing over the video. *I have family up north that wanted to keep i... more » Trevor Thornton: Hooray for the pirate bay. Too bad this is several days old Giz. I guess you don't visit the site nearly as much as I do... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Hey, where is the credit link for this cartoon? Are you illegally cross posting this copyrighted work Giz! Crap, must delete my cache! j/k more » km1497: There are no words that express how amazing this is more » -
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Swedish Pirate Party Wins a Seat in the European Union
The Swedish Pirate Party—Piratpartiet—has got a seat in the European Union parlament. The ballots are still being counted—almost done now—but with 7.1% of the votes, it's a sure thing. Aaaaaaaarrrrr is all I can say. [Results] -
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Spain Disconnecting Pre-Paid Phones in November Unless Users Identify Themselves
Scratch another one against privacy in the name of "public safety" and "protection": Following European Union directives, Spain will disconnect all pre-paid phone lines that aren't registered with the owner's personal information. Who wins here? More » -
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An Important Message From the Global Entertainment Industry
The Pirate Bay is carrying this spot-on cartoon on what we already knew about labels and studios: Their "new media—first radio, then TV, then tapes, then video—will kill our industry!" argument is simply stupid FUD. More » -
