Hemmt das iPad die Kreativität im Umgang mit dem Computer oder treibt es die Computergeschichte entscheidend voran? Unser Autor ist ein erfolgreicher Blogger und EDV-Chef am Max-Planck-Institut. Der Trubel um Apples Tablet-PC regt ihn mächtig auf. Hier schreibt er, warum. (Von Jörg Kantel)
Largely thanks to the entertainment industry’s lawyers and lobbyists, copyright’s scope and duration have vastly increased. They are now calling for even greater protection. Such arguments should be resisted: it is time to tip the balance back.
Zum einen beklagen Europas Regierungen die digitale Spaltung, zum anderen jagen sie Filesharer und beschädigen so die Demokratie. Was uns der „war on filesharing“ kostet. (Sandro Gaycken)
S&P’s downgrade of a bunch of European sovereigns was no surprise. What was somewhat surprising — and which went unmentioned in almost all the news stories I’ve read — was why S&P has gotten so pessimistic. (Paul Krugman)
Closing the loopholes in tax laws that unfairly benefit Google must be clearly distinguished from the discussion of possible support to the ailing press, writes Jan Malinowski.
Julian Oliver has put his finger smack on the pulse. The paradox is what economists call a supply-and-demand imbalance: Surging demand for 24/7 news has become inversely proportional to the supply of quality journalism.
James Ball: Publishers must fight back against this indirect challenge to press freedom, which allows articles to be 'disappeared'. Editorial decisions belong with them, not Google
The Guardian has spent the last two years relentlessly attacking Jeremy Corbyn. Only recently has it changed its tune, perhaps worried that it has alienated too many readers. Corbyn's success has been despite the Guardian and the rest of the corporate media. The Guardian will now want readers to forget its propaganda war on Corbyn. We've compiled this list so they don't. Dump the Guardian!