BPL discusses book banning and censorship (September 19, 2024)
Tuesday, September 24th, 6-7 pm, noted authors Cory Doctorow and Leah Johnson, as well as the Executive Director of the Prison Book Program,…
Category: Freedom of Speech
Cory Doctorow Enshittification discussion at Harvard, Thursday, 6pm (April 9, 2024)
This Thursday, 6-7pm, Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center will host Enshittification, Disenshittification and The Bezzle: Cory Doctorow in conversation with Randall Munroe. Unfortunately, it…
Don’t ban TikTok! We need a data privacy law with teeth! (March 20, 2024)
Quick Note: You can now find us on Blue Sky in addition to Mastodon, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. By now, you have probably heard that the US House of…
Pirate News: Past Time for TikTok? (March 15, 2024)
This Sunday at 7:30pm, Joe, Steve and James discuss the US House’s vote to ban TikTok, our latest activities and the latest news…
Pirate News: Public Domain Day 2024 (January 8, 2024)
Yesterday’s Pirate News, Steve, Joe and James talked about this year’s Public Domain Day. We also discussed a company misusing trademark law to…
Pirate News This Sunday: Public Domain Day 2024 (January 6, 2024)
On this Sunday’s Pirate News at 7:30pm Eastern, Steve, Joe and James talk about this year’s Public Domain Day and all of the…
Welcome to the Public Domain, Micky! (January 1, 2024)
Rejoice! Rejoice! Public Domain Day is here! We can now enjoy works created in 1928 free of the shackles of copyright! Mickey Mouse…
Tue/Wed: Pirate Parties Screen Internet’s Own Boy (November 6, 2023)
Aaron Swartz, born on November 8th, 1986, was an activist dedicated to an open Internet, freedom and transparency. He was hounded by the…
Pirate News: KOSA? Hell No! (October 9, 2023)
Steve and James discuss the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), our upcoming conference and whatever we crosses our transom. Our Fall conference will…
The Seven Years’ War (August 18, 2023)
We are reposting this article by Kinetic Theorist in whole. We appreciate Kinetic Theorist letting us repost this important history of her struggle…