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IP: The Objectivists Strike Back!
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| So it is no surprise that Objectivists would
| be distressed by this phenomenon. Not only are
| they among the most ardent modern advocates of
| intellectual property (in addition to Andrew
| J. Galambos [see Against Intellectual
| Property], and perhaps J. Neil Schulman), but
| Rand in a sense built her entire philosophical
| edifice on IP: to-wit, Rand incredibly said
| that "patents are the heart and core of
| property rights" and Objectivist law professor
| Adam Mossoff explicitly claims that "All
| Property is Intellectual Property" (see
| Objectivists: "All Property is Intellectual
| Property"). And so, realizing Rand's arguments
| for IP are deeply flawed, and that fewer and
| fewer people are buying it, they are starting
| to fight back.
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http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?perm=593056000000002117
Recent:
ACTA: A Global Threat to Freedoms (Open Letter)
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| A worldwide coalition of Non-Governmental
| Organizations, consumers unions and online
| service providers associations publish an
| open letter to the European institutions
| regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade
| Agreement (ACTA) currently under
| negotiation. They call on the European
| Parliament and the EU negotiators to oppose
| any provision into the multilateral
| agreement that would undermine the
| fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens
| in Europe and across the world.
|
| By December 17th, 2009, European negotiators
| will submit their position regarding the
| proposal put forward by the U.S Trade
| Representative for the Internet chapter of
| the ACTA. It is now time for the European
| Union to firmly oppose the dangerous
| measures secretly being negotiated. They
| cover not only "three strikes" schemes, but
| also include Internet service providers
| liability that would result in Internet
| filtering, and dispositions undermining
| interoperability and usability of digitial
| music and films.
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http://www.laquadrature.net/en/acta-a-global-threat-to-freedoms-open-letter
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