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Dutch ISPs Refuse To Block The Pirate Bay

January 29, 2012Erik Kain

The fight for an open and free internet is taking place on many different fronts across the globe. In Europe, the latest battle took place in the Court of the Hague. Anti-piracy group BREIN won its case against two of the largest ISPs in the Netherlands – Ziggo and its smaller competitor, XS4ALL – forcing […]

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If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA

January 23, 2012Erik Kain

Updated below. When sites like Wikipedia and Reddit banded together for a major blackout January 18th, the impact was felt all the way to D.C. The blackout had lawmakers running from the controversial anti-piracy legislation, SOPA and PIPA, which critics said threatened freedom of speech online. Unfortunately for free-speech advocates, these pieces of legislation are […]

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Time Is Running Out For SOPA Opponents Congressmen Warn At CES 2012

January 11, 2012Erik Kain

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) showed up at in to issue a stark warning: we’re running out of time to stop legislation aimed at cracking down on copyright infringement. That legislation – the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect IP Act in the Senate – is intended to […]

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How Firefly Fans and Neil Gaiman Used Social Media to Save Free Speech

December 27, 2011Erik Kain

Firefly fans and the Foundation for Individual Rights in helped protect free speech, and a university professor’s job, with a little help from author Neil Gaiman and Twitter. (Note: beat me to the punch on this one. Read his post here.) Social media is changing the world and certainly University of Wisconsin professor James Miller […]

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Hank Williams Jr. Doesn’t Understand the First Amendment

October 7, 2011Erik Kain

Hank Williams Jr. caused a ruckus earlier this week when he compared President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner to Adolf Hitler and Benjamin Netanyahu. The country singer was dropped from ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ show almost instantly after the comments. Now Williams is upset and thinks that his rights have been violated by the […]

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