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This machine kills fascists

I am writing this on a plane to San Francisco. Until a few hours ago I had a sign taped to the cover of the laptop on which I am

By Siva Vaidhyanathan

/ 5 Feb 2004

Part 5: Networks of power and freedom

Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the forthcoming The Anarchist in the Library and a true scholar of the internet age, presents a compelling, five-part panorama of the implications of electronic peer-to-peer

By Siva Vaidhyanathan

/ 15 Oct 2003

Part 4: The nation-state vs. networks

Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the forthcoming The Anarchist in the Library and a true scholar of the internet age, presents a compelling, five-part panorama of the implications of electronic peer-to-peer

By Siva Vaidhyanathan

/ 27 Aug 2003

The global conversation: info-anarchy, dissent, and human rights

Bill Thompson replies to Siva in Bikinis in Saudi Arabia: info-anarchy as cultural imperialism In his response to my argument on the impact of peer-to-peer systems, Bill Thompson seems to

By Siva Vaidhyanathan

/ 29 Jul 2003

Part 3: The anarchy and oligarchy of science

Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the forthcoming The Anarchist in the Library and a true scholar of the internet age, presents a compelling, five-part panorama of the implications of electronic peer-to-peer

By Siva Vaidhyanathan

/ 23 Jul 2003

Part 2: Pro-gumbo: culture as anarchy

Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the forthcoming The Anarchist in the Library and a true scholar of the internet age, presents a compelling, five-part panorama of the implications of electronic peer-to-peer

By Siva Vaidhyanathan

/ 9 Jul 2003

The new information ecosystem: Part 1: cultures of anarchy and closure

Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the forthcoming The Anarchist in the Library and a true scholar of the internet age, presents a compelling, five-part panorama of the implications of electronic peer-to-peer

By Siva Vaidhyanathan

/ 25 Jun 2003

Cyberspace, copyright and cynicism: Questions and answers

Related links: Read Siva Vaidhyanathan's article See our copyright timeline Question: Many people who are supposedly fighting the draconian trends in copyright regulation, expect the technology to do

By Siva Vaidhyanathan

/ 16 Jul 2002

The contract of copyright: towards an ethical cynicism?

Conventional wisdom about cynicism is that it is corrosive. It is rude and unworkable, uncomfortable and nihilistic. When I teach, I ask my students to name a popular character that

By Siva Vaidhyanathan

/ 9 Jul 2002