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Monday, November 28, 2011

DOJ seizes 150 websites for selling "conterfeit goods"

Wonder when they'll seize the Federal Reserve site for counterfeiting money? These little exercises are no doubt a test for public tolerance of government meddling in the internet to see how much control they can take and how quickly they can accomplish it.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69212.html

This seems to be aimed squarely at the agora. What defines a counterfeit good? One not registered, trademarked, or otherwise traded under the purview of the state.

I love their cute little logo, "Protection is our trademark."

By the way, so-called intellectual property is bull because it requires the initiation of force against peaceful parties in order to be upheld. Read Stephan Kinsella's excellent book: Against Intellectual Property for an in depth analysis. Or, watch his lecture on IP.

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