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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? - h