RMS: «Italy's major ISPs have blocked access to the Pirate Bay, a major bittorrent site.

"In this study, Kevin Carson reviews libertarian perspectives on “intellectual property”; the ethics of the practice itself and the harms resulting from it. He finds that IP is an artificial, rather than natural, property right; creating scarcity rather than managing it.

RMS: « Google refuses to continue censoring search results for the Chinese government even if that means it ceases providing the service in China.

Thomas Lord: «...The more urgent issue concerns the emerging W3C-based world: what will GNU have to offer there?» --
Miles Bader: «Hopefully, an alternative...» --

"...On access to intellectual property and the much needed technology transfer that will permit to the Global South to deal with urgent mitigation and adaptation challenges, WBCSD representatives called it "completely unacceptable for industry" that a UN climate agreement would include compulsory licensing of patents.

RMS: « iTunes music files may contain no DRM, but they are poisonous. »

RMS: « US citizens: sign this petition to criticize the Democratic congresscritters that supported the big ISPs against network neutrality. »

RMS: « Last.fm says it didn't hand over customer data to the record company thugs. Strictly speaking, it wasn't Last.fm, it was CBS. Don't trust any Internet service for accessing music or video if it requires you do identify yourself.

RMS: « When universities stand up to the RIAA, they can block the record companies' harassment suits. Students should organize to demand that their universities not keep records that could make it possible to connect an IP address with anyone in particular. »