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File-sharing has weakened copyright—and helped society

“Data on the supply of new works are consistent with our argument that file sharing did not discourage authors and publishers,” they write in their paper, “File-sharing and Copyright” PDF. “The publication of new books rose by 66 percent over the 2002-2007 period. Since 2000, the annual release of new music albums has more than …

June 26, 2010 – 8:54 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Copyright, Economic forces | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

The Pirate Bay Taken Offline By Swedish Authorities Updated | TorrentFreak

Image by biverson via Flickr The Pirate Bay Taken Offline By Swedish Authorities Updated | TorrentFreak.

August 25, 2009 – 9:26 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Innovator/Pirates, Open Source v. Proprietary | Tagged , , | Comments (0)