The Induce Act

Tuesday, September 14th, 2004

This proposed legislation would make it illegal for any company to develop products which are capable of digital copyright infrigement if a significant market demand is generated by individuals with the intent to use the product primary for such infringement. Imagine a world where photocopiers and VCRs are illegal because ...

Infreemation

Tuesday, June 15th, 2004

I am reading Joseph Stiglitz' Globalization and Its Discontents. A fascinating look at the politics of international finance, particularly the World Bank, IMF and US Treasury. He makes an interesting point early on about how market transactions and their profitability are driven by assymetries of information between two ...