The Internet Treats Censorship As A Malfunction

Royalties Are Not How Most Writers Or Musicians Make Their Living. Musicians By And Large Make A Living With A Relationship With An Audience That Is Economically Harnessed Through Performance And Ticket Sales.

One Can Imagine The Government's Problem. This Is All Pretty Magical Stuff To Them. If I Were Trying To Terminate The Operations Of A Witch Coven, I'd Probably Seize Everything In Sight. How Would I Tell The Ordinary Household Brooms From The Getaway Vehicles?

The One Thing That I Know Government Is Good For Is Countervailing Against Monopoly. It's Not Great At That Either, But It's The Only Force I Know That Is Fairly Reliable.

I Have A Feeling Virtual Reality Will Further Expose The Conceit That 'reality' Is A Fact. It Will Provide Another Reminder Of The Seamless Continuity Between The World Outside And The World Within, Delivering Another Major Hit To The Old Fraud Of Objectivity. 'real,' As Kevin Kelly Put It, 'is Going To Be One Of The Most Relative Words We'll Have.'

I Personally Think Intellectual Property Is An Oxymoron. Physical Objects Have A Completely Different Natural Economy Than Intellectual Goods. It's A Tricky Thing To Try To Own Something That Remains In Your Possession Even After You Give It To Many Others.