15 Signs American Society Is Coming Apart at the Seams by David DeGraw

http://www.alternet.org/economy/144109/15_signs_american_society_is_coming_apart_at_the_seams?page=entire

Our standard of living would be a great deal higher without the assorted ills of statism and central banking

Taxpayer money should be left in the hands of those it was extorted from

Productive individuals create jobs, not those in government

It's contradictory to think that you're going to be "secured" by a coercive monopoly

Homelessness has many causes, but getting rid of "public property," i.e., statism, is the remedy

Coercion does not work, in addition to being immoral

The health care problem can only be solved by a free market in medicine (and insurance)

Voluntarism and peacefulness is the answer to the violent nature of government

Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/02/burgeoning-federal-payroll-signals-return-of-big-g/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States#State_government

Government, being a coercive monopoly, delivers the lowest quality "service" at the highest possible price

How to end the State by Alex Ryan

http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=3741

Liberty-lovers who play politics unfortunately make government seem necessary and proper--and virtuous

Our volitional mechanism can be used in maladaptive ways, such as avoiding truth and initiating aggression

If people held reason and self-esteem as their top values, the world would change dramatically and quickly

Recommended reading...

Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Transformation

http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=43

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=35

bumper music "Happiness (Dance Mix)" by Front 242

http://www.front242.com/

 

 

 

WHY AYN RAND? SOME ALTERNATE ANSWERS by MICHAEL HUEMER

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/22/michael-huemer/why-ayn-rand-some-alternate-answers/

 

Human beings should be rationally self-interested

Modern politics stems from denial of self-ownership, among other things

What we have is a world of deficient self-esteem

Egoism doesn't demand that others sacrifice for one's own sake

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/selfishness.html

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/virtue.html

Objectivist ethics is a reality-based ethics

 

WHY AYN RAND? ANSWERS AND SOME QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION by DOUGLAS B. RASMUSSEN

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/18/douglas-b-rasmussen/why-ayn-rand-answers-and-some-questions-for-discussion/

 

THE WINNOWING OF AYN RAND by RODERICK LONG

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/20/roderick-long/the-winnowing-of-ayn-rand/

 

Rational Ethics: Rational Oughts vs. Deontology by XOmniverse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKM27XazuQc

A Basic Introduction to Rational Ethics by Shawn Huckabay

http://completeliberty.ning.com/forum/topics/a-basic-introduction-to

Rational Ethics: Introduction, Part 1 by XOmniverse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTXMwFG1jPQ

 

The key is to live in the present moment, appreciating that you are alive!

Your happiness is the ultimate defiance of death

Since life is the standard of value, an indefinite lifespan is a profound goal

When people don't rid their lives of self-sacrifice, our culture suffers greatly

 

The Nature Of The Matrix: Red and blue pills (psychology meetup discussion)

http://www.meetup.com/The-San-Diego-Psychology-Meetup-Group/calendar/12375612/

http://media.libsyn.com/media/hmfb/psychmeetupMATRIX.mp3

 

bumper music "Born To Be Alive" by Disco Kings

http://store.ultrarecords.com/138

 

 

Government and Katrina...
20/20 - Politically Incorrect Guide To Politics - Pt. 3 of 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuL8teeuJD8&NR=1

Governmentally controlled roads should be abolished, based on respect for property rights; highways and byways should be privately owned

Imagine if all the people in government, and those they drag into their morass, were not throwing away their productivity; if government were no more, then everyone would be productive, trading value for value

"City services" aren't services; they are coercive monopolies funded via extortion; those in government can't "own" anything, because their so-called property and jurisdiction are based on coerced communism

Imagine no more DMV, TSA, and other tyrannical organizations...
Imagine amazing advances in free market transportation...
Imagine amazing advances advances in life-extension...
Imagine the newfound levels of respect (of self and others) in a society of complete liberty...

Visit http://larkenrose.com
I'm Allowed to Rob You! (root-striking video by Larken)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngpsJKQR_ZE

Imagine no more government-controlled schools, no more mass statist indoctrination robbing kids of their autonomy, self-esteem, creativity, and intrinsic motivation to learn...
http://schoolsucksproject.com

Imagine no more soldiers following foolish orders, no more statist militarism and senseless battles and wars...
http://warisimmoral.com
Army's new all-terrain vehicle debuts in Afghanistan
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/117/story/81213.html

The roots of statism are in the authoritarian/obedience memes of the family
On Truth: The Tyranny of Illusion by Stefan Molyneux
http://freedomainradio.com/Books/OnTruthTheTyrannyofIllusion.aspx
Honoring The Self by Nathaniel Branden
http://www.amazon.com/Honoring-Self-Self-Esteem-Personal-Tranformation/dp/0553268147
The Art Of Self-Discovery by Nathaniel Branden
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=38

Imagine if individuals on society developed a mindset that doesn't accept anything less than respectful, peaceful relationships (including kids)...

PSA by the Governator

bumper music "Imagine" by John Lennon
http://www.johnlennon.com/

Civil Disobedience? - The Freedomain Radio Roundtable - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3jcon9ffNw
CD activism has typically been collectivistic in nature, thus not achieving freedom for individuals
Individual sovereignty is the ultimate goal of complete liberty
Statist media and memes make our political situation quite difficult
Most people believe that the status quo is the best way of doing things
Does Monopoly Create Wealth? by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker124.html
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo sentenced to 11 years on 'subversion' charges
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/24/AR2009122401564.html
The porn industry is thriving, despite its major lack of copyright enforcement
Proper Intellectual Property by Gene DeNardo
http://www.nolanchart.com/article6830.html
IP laws create conflict between what producers and consumers want
CDs have gone the way of the dodo bird
Even with a seller/buyer contract, it's not binding on third parties
There are No Good Arguments for Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella
http://blog.mises.org/archives/009499.asp
People's arguments are typically emotion-based and coupled with fallacies
Most people start with the invalid premise that freedom doesn't work
Coercion doesn't work, and it contradicts the nature of human consciousness to make decisions
The brain was not designed...
http://www.amazon.com/Kluge-Haphazard-Construction-Human-Mind/dp/0618879641
Legalese is nonsensical verbiage that serves those interested in coercive power
Do any lawyers and judges study justice as a science?
Recent San Diego freedom activism...
Governmental extortion via property tax (parts 1 and 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6NCwmsfe4E - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMyOWqwpfyE
Taking on the California DMV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41ZY5LSDEZA
So-called representative government fundamentally denies self-responsibility
"Public property," being a contradiction in terms, is actually statist property, controlled by authoritarian sociopaths
Intellectual Property and Libertarianism by Stephan Kinsella
http://mises.org/daily/3863
Minarchism (any government) violates the principle of non-initiation of force
Those who involve themselves in government are thus engaged in criminal activities
The Case Against IP: A Concise Guide by Stephan Kinsella
http://mises.org/story/3682
A status quo creator perspective can foster control freakishness, and thus violations of others' property rights
Both democracies and monarchies plunder people, as they are on the continuum of insane behavior by human beings
Avatar raises interesting issues of consciousness and self-ownership
Dissecting Boldrin and Levine: An Alternate View of Intellectual Property by John deLaubenfels
http://www.strike-the-root.com/91/delaubenfels/delaubenfels1.html
Trying to control others' property is not only unjust; it also isn't good business
IP laws essentially turn all consumers into potential "criminals," even though they've not violated anyone's property rights
It's not good business to try to control what customers can and cannot do with what they buy (despite what Steve Jobs believes)
Will it blend? - http://www.blendtec.com/willitblend/
Government is the preeminent example of unhealthy human minds scheming to rope people into services and products not of their choosing
Stephen's Remix Challenge - http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/216595/january-21-2009/stephen-s-remix-challenge
The Best Stephen Colbert / Lawrence Lessig Interview Remix - by Ludachrist - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_w1FR67AXs
Colbert Remix Challenge - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyVqkEr0I1E&NR=1
Stephen Colbert's green screen challenge... http://www.colboard.com/cn/greenscreen.php
That which is moral is practical
IP Crimes and Vices by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker143.html
The ins and outs of the word "epoch"... ;)
You can't legislate morality; the punishment model of human behavior is sick and twisted
The marketplace involves constant emulation and improvement
Things in the public domain are used for further creativity and few choose to plagiarize
Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed -- [original version] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwM3GvaTRM
What we need is a magic freedom squeegee, to deal with the magic statist soap
Taking responsibility is the main aspect of living freely
Further reading... Modern Day Protectionism by Vedad Krehic
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/krehic1.1.1.html
Check out Daniel's site: http://warisimmoral.com
Brett's School Sucks Podcast: http://schoolsucksproject.com
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
bumper music "Zero Sum" by Nine Inch Nails
http://nin.com

Let's hope this next decade will be better than the last one regarding prospects for freedom...
Back to Basics on Property and Competition by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker129.html
Property rights aren't respected by governments in civilization; "laws" created by a coercive monopoly infringe on them daily
People in the marketplace are the ones who respect property rights, not government
Laws, and the people who make (and interpret) them, seek to control others, not respect freedom and justice
Property rights exist to make distinctions concerning who owns what and who can therefore utilize what, without conflict or confusion
Plagiarism is generally frowned up, and provides a marketplace check against confusion and fraud charges
The tentacles of statism in the realm of IP are pervasive, as are the unseen costs of IP laws
"Anti-trust" law was created by gangsters with no good intentions
A "competitive" marketplace is just one in which people bring values to others unimpeded
An Objectivist Recants on IP
http://blog.mises.org/archives/011162.asp
The principle of self-ownership represents the unification of liberty and property
IP fosters rampant legal conflict, on account of it contradicting real property rights
The first serious critique I read against IP (hat tip to Ian Freeman of http://freetalklive.com)...
Against Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella
http://mises.org/journals/jls/15_2/15_2_1.pdf
Classic J. Neil: Informational Property — Logorights
http://jneilschulman.rationalreview.com/2009/12/classic-j-neil-informational-property-logorights/
The human brain is arguably the most complex thing in the known universe, a massively parallel processor
Our future, perhaps...The Intelligent Universe by Ray Kurzweil
http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0534.html
Big picture stuff...The Age of Spiritual Machines: Timeline by Raymond Kurzweil
http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0274.html
Once patterns of information are released into the marketplace, individuals will likely seek to duplicate them (without conflict)
Again, trying to control duplicates of what you've created leads to conflict with others' property rights, as well as more statism and unintended business consequences
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
Holding back progress in the name of the state by Kent McManigal
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5723-Albuquerque-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Holding-back-progress-in-the-name-of-the-state
Stay tuned for more videos of activism in San Diego, including my recent trip to the DMV
http://youtube.com/completeliberty
http://youtube.com/hotforliberty
bumper music "Master Of Puppets" by Metallica
http://metallica.com/

In a world without copyright, content creators would find ways to connect with fans and give them reasons to buy
Authors: Beware of Copyright by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker121.html
The corporate structure wouldn't exist in a free market, so corporate "policy" and litigiousness would disappear
There is no reason for books to be out of print in the digital age, other than publishers having copyright of course
Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org) is a good step to the elimination of copyright, although it still relies on it
I released Complete Liberty into the public domain; lawyers and legislators be damned
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
People in general like giving credit where credit is due
Only with governmental "officials" is lying, cheating, and stealing considered normal and ok
At some point or another, people will naturally stop obeying IP edicts
Most people who enjoy creative content want to reward its producers, not the corporate/legal entities in between
All Property Is Intellectual by Russell Madden
http://www.russellmadden.com/property_is_intellectual.html
The Fallacy of Intellectual Property by Daniel Krawisz
http://mises.org/story/3631
Property rights are ascribed based on usage of technological units
Owning the Technological Unit: Land and Air (within Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution) by Murray Rothbard
http://mises.org/daily/2120#10
Intellectual Property Versus Real Property: What Are Copyrights and What Do They Mean for Liberty? by Sheldon Richman
http://fee.org/articles/tgif/intellectual-property/
A free marketplace contains incentives to be honest and reputable and disincentives to defraud and plagiarize
Honesty--alignment with reality--is a key virtue for human beings; it enables them to trust themselves and others
Ultimately all aspects of our world that can be owned should be owned; "public property" is a contradiction in terms (noted Rand)
Ownership creates accountability and value in the marketplace, as well as efficient allocation of resources
Duplication without conflict (i.e., using one's own property) is the main principle for understanding the fallacy of IP
Fraud charges don't rely on IP, because they deal with deceptive transactions (lack of disclosure) and thus invalid title transfers
You can't "own" your reputation in the marketplace; libel and slander laws are invalid
On Property and Exploitation by Hans Hoppe and Walter Block
http://mises.org/etexts/propertyexploitation.pdf
To reduce scarcity and to value more and more things is to flourish as human beings
Anarchy means no rulers, no group called "government" presuming to "govern" individuals against their wills and their rights to property
Supplemental reading...
The 100-Year Sentence by Jeffrey A. Tucker http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker145.html
If You Believe in IP, How Do You Teach Others? by Jeffrey A. Tucker http://mises.org/daily/3864
The New Frontier in IP by Jeffrey A. Tucker http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker123.html
Anti-taxation activism videos from 12/10/09 in San Diego, CA...
Governmental extortion via property tax (part 1 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6NCwmsfe4E
Governmental extortion via property tax (part 2 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMyOWqwpfyE
Freedom is about being able to make your own choices in the marketplace and respecting property rights
bumper music "Meet Your Master" by Nine Inch Nails
http://nin.com/

Brett comes back from fraternizing with pirates on the high Caribbean seas
School Sucks: Caribbean Holiday Spectacular (With Special Guests!)
http://schoolsucks.podOmatic.com/entry/eg/2009-12-07T09_15_19-08_00
For some reason, people can get along without overt government
Fatbeard: Cartman's dream of living the life of a pirate will come true if he can just get to Somalia.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/220764
'Intellectual property' by Kent McManigal
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5723-Albuquerque-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Intellectual-property
Sharing ideas is part of the natural process of creativity
Market-based IP enforcement is no improvement on the problem of the property rights conflict that IP creates
One's property rights end where another's begin, i.e., in the use of what he or she owns
I’m sorry, but we have to ban music. That’s just the way it is. by Nicholas Deleon
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/17/im-sorry-but-we-have-to-ban-music-thats-just-the-way-it-is/
Government and their "laws" ration things by having you stand in line; shortages and high prices are common with coercive monopolies
Content creation should also focus on creating satisfied customers who will become repeat buyers and implicit sales people
The labor theory of value is embedded in IP law, and in the desire to control others' property in general
Labor by itself is not a value (guaranteeing income); it depends on its productivity value in the marketplace
"Laws" are designed to serve those in charge, funneling money (from law-breakers) to tyrants
Members of the Complete Liberty Meetup group in San Diego (http://www.meetup.com/Complete-Liberty/) had a little intervention down at the tax office (http://sdtreastax.com)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoIjEa4Cf-c  (full)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDLkVoN1kXQ  (clip)
Root-striking questions (a discussion that led up to the encounter)
http://www.meetup.com/Complete-Liberty/messages/boards/thread/8208221
People perpetuate nonsensical ideas without critically thinking about them--especially if they serve their economic interests
Unfortunately, when people feel that their corrupt way of life is threatened, they typically engage in ad hominem fallacy and shun any sort of constructive ideological change (and change in behavior)
Illegal Downloads 150x More Profitable Than Legal Sales - copyright holders can earn 150 times more money from illicit downloads than from iTunes and other legal stores. submitted by GolemXIV (torrentfreak.com)
http://www.reddit.com/r/business/comments/9sxpz/illegal_downloads_150x_more_profitable_than_legal/
The gravy train of governmental "laws" works by charging fees and fining law-breakers
Unfortunately, hardly anyone ever verbally challenges those who extort money from them and impose "services" on them (such as educating other peoples' kids)
Government is the ultimate anti-social institution
Scarcity – Does it Prove Intellectual Property is Unjustified? by Dale B. Halling
http://hallingblog.com/2009/06/22/scarcity-–-does-it-prove-intellectual-property-is-unjustified/
People don't forward the statist "If you don't like it, you can leave!" argument from a property rights jurisdiction perspective; they instead use a communistic perspective
No one has the right to take over your body or occupy your space; that aspect of scarcity reflects self-ownership
Hoppe's assessment of the State
http://www.lewrockwell.com/podcast/?p=episode&name=2008-07-29_008_the_scam_called_the_state.mp3
http://www.lewrockwell.com/podcast/?p=episode&name=2008-08-07_015_democracy_the_god_that_failed.mp3
Being able to duplicate something without conflict is one key to understanding property rights
Further reading...
Talking To 'Pirates' by Cliff Harris
http://www.positech.co.uk/talkingtopirates.html
Could The RIAA Stop Piracy By Coming Up With A More Compelling Story? by Mike Masnick
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090626/0306095372.shtml
Controversy: Would the Absence of Copyright Laws Significantly Affect the Quality and Quantity of Literary Output? by Julio H. Cole
http://www.acton.org/publications/mandm/publicat_m_and_m_2001_spring_cole1.php
The Moral Argument In Favor Of File Sharing? by Mike Masnick
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091106/0128326820.shtml
To try to control the information patterns in other peoples' minds and property (i.e., IP law) is unjust
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
A good business model that doesn't need copyright: Connect with Fans (CwF) and given them a Reason to Buy (RtB)
Trent Reznor and business strategy
http://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/2009/04/trent-reznor-and-business-strategy.html
Metallica May Follow In Footsteps of Radiohead, NIN
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/27/1458228
Radiohead to Testify Against the RIAA by Ernesto
http://torrentfreak.com/raiohead-to-testify-against-the-riaa-090404/
Brett's new URL: http://schoolsucksproject.com/
School Sucks Podcast - http://schoolsucks.podomatic.com/
bumper music "Karma Police" by Radiohead
http://www.radiohead.com/

The prospects for liberty on the high seas aren't any better than on land, imo
Any place of true freedom would entail the dissolution of governmental "jurisdiction"
Any place of true freedom would attract many rights-respecting and responsible individuals
Trying to enact complete liberty in a large city environment is quite problematic, though not impossible
For example: http://www.meetup.com/Complete-Liberty/
No matter where activism is done, it's vital to strike the root of statism
People who involve themselves in government don't care about respecting property rights, because government itself is an anti-property rights (tax-fed) institution!
Private entertainment venues (to the degree that they are unregulated and untaxed) are microcosms of a free society
The benefits of living in society, albeit at present highly statist, tend to outweigh living in the boonies
Statist notions of "giving back" to "society" or to "the community" are anti-freedom
Has the government ever actually provided anything on a voluntary basis? Nope
Showing police as immoral and unjust is a very good thing
Police "protect and serve" those in charge; they are a coercive monopoly funded via extortion
The perceived legitimacy of "government" depends on propaganda, rationalizations, and psychological defenses
People's fears of challenging "authority" go way back to childhood
Breaking dysfunctional ties takes confidence and courage
To assert what you truly value can be a real challenge
Obama Sides With RIAA, Supports $150,000 Fine per Music Track by David Kravets
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/03/obama-sides-wit-2/
Billion Dollar Charlie vs. the RIAA by Alex Beam
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2008/11/18/billion_dollar_charlie_vs_the_riaa/
If you give authoritarian sociopaths an inch, they'll take twelve miles
Political people use government to reward their friends and punish their enemies
Apple Wants To Make Jailbreaking Worthy Of Jail Time, $2500 Fine by Chris Walters
http://consumerist.com/2009/02/apple-wants-to-make-jailbreaking-worthy-of-jail-time-2500-fine.html
"Law" is like "God" for many people, the ultimate "authority" that must be obeyed!
Woman tapes parts of her sister's surprise party while the movie "New Moon" is playing in the background. Woman records 3-4 minutes of the movie and is arrested, spending 2 nights in jail and facing up to 3 years in prison. (consumerist.com)
http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/abhcp/woman_tapes_parts_of_her_sisters_surprise_party/
Government doesn't own anything, so it has no property rights jurisdiction
American government, like all governments, contains the core of communism (for the common good)
Feds Demand Prison for Guns N’ Roses Uploader by David Kravets
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/03/feds-demand-6-m/
Punishment is the age-old irrational method that "authorities" use to deal with the disobedient
Dell Colludes With RIAA, Disables Stereo Mix
http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/11/0128203
Viacom lawsuit: Google told to hand over all YouTube user details by Bobbie Johnson
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/04/youtube.google
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmca
IP boils down to forcing people to do or not do things with what they own
Are we all serfs working for the feudal lord? Things haven't changed much
Will secret copyright treaty restrict your digital rights? by Jeff Porten
http://www.macworld.com/article/143986/2009/11/acta_treaty.html
Governmental "representation" of "citizens" is basically another absurd form of supernaturalism, or belief in "higher powers"
Marketplace activity will eventually undermine IP, regardless of the laws that are passed and the punishment for breaking them
Does a criminal organization--i.e., an organization that violates others' sovereignty and property rights--have a valid claim to its property? Does any criminal?
Of course the main problem with acts of sabotage is that they do nothing to change the public relations scheme that seeks to legitimize "government"--and such acts basically serve as a call to arms for those whose job is coercion and violence, thus potentially escalating the madness (for the "common good")
The collective pronoun "we" is very important to the statist enslavement of the populace
Talk like a Pirate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqMu6e5Dgtg
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
Daniel's site: http://warisimmoral.com
bumper music "The Great Destroyer" by Nine Inch Nails
http://nin.com

IP laws impose a labyrinth of restrictions on creative entrepreneurs who would otherwise bring new and interesting products and services to market
Pirate Bay founders threatened with fine if site stays open
http://www.macworld.com/article/143592/2009/10/piratebay_fine.html
The Pirates Can't Be Stopped by Daniel Roth
http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/01/14/Media-Defenders-Profile/?TID=st092007ab
Kevin Rose Talks About HD DVD Story on Diggnation
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8677843198802000499#
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controversy
Copying music and file-sharing are not equivalent to burglary or robbery, because only a duplication is made; the original property is left intact
Customers are oftentimes the casualties in the IP wars
Do content creators have the right to prevent others from duplicating their content? What about knockoffs and plagiarism?
The Music and Book Killers by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker128.html
The Nine Inch Nails Theory of Entrepreneurship
http://4entrepreneur.net/?p=1268
Trent Reznor and business strategy
http://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/2009/04/trent-reznor-and-business-strategy.html
The minutia and madness of IP litigation...
http://ipcolloquium.com/mobile/2009/09/derivative-work/
What's next for Jammie Thomas-Rasset? by Nate Anderson
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/whats-next-for-jammie-thomas-rasset.ars
The purpose of law is not to "deter" crimes, but rather to serve as a method of justice for restoring victims
Governmental "law," lacking property rights jurisdiction, violates individual rights
Lots of rights-respecting people are currently being kept in cages for rejecting unjust "laws"
The prevalent religious doctrine of retribution fosters various forms of irrationality, immorality, and injustice
When children are forced to do things against their will, they oftentimes grow up with pseudo self-esteem and believe in the moral righteousness of governmental coercion
Complete liberty is about a society that respects individuals and dispenses with the contradictions and moral double standards of "government"
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Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
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bumper music "The Beginning Of The End" by Nine Inch Nails
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Goldman Sachs seeks Goldman sucks site suit by Austin Modine
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/10/goldman_sucks_site_suit/
further reading...Goldman Sachs in Talks to Acquire Treasury Department
http://www.borowitzreport.com/article.aspx?ID=7047
and...Wallstrip - Goldman Sachs (GS) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyl46aaSWnE
Peter McCandless interview with Daniel Lakemacher - 11/07/2009: Hrs. 1,2,3
(from http://www.petermacshow.com/show-archive.html)
http://www.petermacshow.com/mp3/PeterMacShow20091107a.mp3
http://www.petermacshow.com/mp3/PeterMacShow20091107b.mp3
http://www.petermacshow.com/mp3/PeterMacShow20091107c.mp3
and Larken Rose interviews Satan
http://www.petermacshow.com/show-archive/55-halloween-larken-rose-a-satan-hr-1.html
http://www.petermacshow.com/show-archive/56-halloween-larken-rose-a-satan-hr-2.html
http://www.petermacshow.com/show-archive/57-halloween-larken-rose-a-satan-hr-3.html
Maintaining a trademark registration - http://www.uspto.gov/faq/t120052.jsp
further reading...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark
Legal Questions : What Does a Trademark Protect? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6tl8r1paHw
"Trademark rights" are in the land of the arbitrary, i.e., they are contradictory
Trademark blog - http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?limit=&chunk=0&topic=Trademark
Trademark Ain't So Hot Either... by Stephen Kinsella
http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?perm=836
If governmental services are so important and valuable to people, then why do they have to be forcibly imposed and funded?
"Public goods" and "free rider" arguments are fallacious, being based on a coercive and collectivistic (i.e., non-property rights) framework
Trademark "law" doesn't really deal with the main issue of customers being defrauded
Trademark and Fraud by Stephan Kinsella
http://blog.mises.org/archives/007409.asp
Against Libertarian Legalism: A comment on Kinsella and Block by Frank van Dun
http://mises.org/journals/jls/17_3/17_3_4.pdf
Reply To Van Dun: Non-Aggression And Title Transfer by N. Stephan Kinsella
http://mises.org/journals/jls/18_2/18_2_3.pdf
People with the same name don't sue each other, unless they're trying to use each other's property, so why do identical trademark holders? Trademark "law" is really about excluding competition in the marketplace
Facebook Sues German Social Network StudiVZ by Nik Cubrilovic
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/18/facebook-sues-german-social-network-studivz/
Adobe Target FreshAIRapps Officially Moves to a New Home by Paul Glazowski
http://mashable.com/2008/07/20/adobe-refreshingapps/
Apple wins copyright infringement case against Psystar in California by Nilay Patel
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/apple-wins-copyright-infringement-case-against-psystar-in-califo/
Slashdot Apple Story | Psystar Crushed In Court
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/11/14/1954259/Psystar-Crushed-In-Court
Think of a new name for iPodderX
http://www.tuaw.com/2005/11/29/think-of-a-new-name-for-ipodderx/
Customer preferences in the marketplace place a check on company naming confusion and encourage differentiation
Government and various IP laws are merely a bunch of protection rackets, gaining an unfair advantage through the initiation of force
Monster Cable's Monstrous Abuse of Trademark Law
http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?perm=593056000000000803
The Scariest Monster of All Sues for Trademark Infringement by Steve Stecklow
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123869022704882969.html
Trademark lawyers are out of their mind by Christian Zimmermann
http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?perm=593056000000000663
Perhaps the biggest barrier to the dissolution of "government" in general and "IP laws" in particular is people's projection of fears from having no "authority" ruling over your/their decisions
Train Operators Around The World Stopping Others From Helping Riders... Due To Intellectual Property by Mike Masnick
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090326/1211254264.shtml
TOSBack | GoDaddy Trademark and/or Copyright Infringement Policy
http://www.tosback.org/diff.php?vid=954
Hypocritical Apple (Trademark) by Stephan Kinsella
http://blog.mises.org/archives/006131.asp
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
Caveat emptor (buyer beware) tends to bolster responsible choices - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caveat_emptor
But instances of fraud can be made known quickly in a marketplace with Internet technologies
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/fraud.html
further viewing...Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google discusses Intellectual Property - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi3Q40EPUjk
interesting admission..."From a Google perspective, intellectual property rights are fundamental to how we operate...so the company wouldn't exist without basic intellectual property rights."
Thanks to Ian Freeman for posting this - New FREE Audiobook: "Complete Liberty"
http://book.freekeene.com or http://freekeene.com/free-audiobook/
http://freekeene.com/2009/11/19/new-free-audiobook-complete-liberty/
bumper music "Dem a Fraud" by Ras Indio
http://www.rasindiobelize.com/  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1jDf_nbJu0