http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130421/18080722793/rep-peter-king-mayor-bloomberg-agree-boston-bombing-shows-we-desperately-need-more-surveillance.shtml#c222 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:38:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130421/18080722793/rep-peter-king-mayor-bloomberg-agree-boston-bombing-shows-we-desperately-need-more-surveillance.shtml#c222 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101230/15315412473/dailydirt-making-extinction-extinct.shtml#c34 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:59:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101230/15315412473/dailydirt-making-extinction-extinct.shtml#c34
]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130313/17262322315/killing-google-reader-highlights-risk-relying-single-provider.shtml#c1624 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:49:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130313/17262322315/killing-google-reader-highlights-risk-relying-single-provider.shtml#c1624 Aaron Swartz than this. Nice one Google, why don't you take a shit on his grave while you're at it.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130103/01213221556/its-time-new-copyright-free-happy-birthday-song-so-help-write-one.shtml#c297 Thu, 3 Jan 2013 13:25:21 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130103/01213221556/its-time-new-copyright-free-happy-birthday-song-so-help-write-one.shtml#c297 The Beatles couldn't supplant the Happy Birthday song, I don't give a bunch of random people on the internet much of a chance.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120731/11564719898/how-petty-patent-fights-can-get-samsung-upset-that-apple-gets-top-billing-patent-suit.shtml#c213 Wed, 1 Aug 2012 06:50:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120731/11564719898/how-petty-patent-fights-can-get-samsung-upset-that-apple-gets-top-billing-patent-suit.shtml#c213 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120720/17003619778/disconnect-between-economists-politicians.shtml#c970 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:33:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120720/17003619778/disconnect-between-economists-politicians.shtml#c970
The big problem with consumption tax is not that it isn't progressive, but that it encourages the creation of an underground economy where people offer goods and services without collecting (or submitting) the consumption tax. It happens all the time in Canada where the federal sales tax is only 5%. Any system that had to replace both personal income and corporate taxes would be more like 25% to 30% which is a huge incentive for people to cheat the system.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120624/23451619453/getting-more-people-aware-problems-patents-copyright-reducing-social-distance.shtml#c146 Tue, 3 Jul 2012 09:31:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120624/23451619453/getting-more-people-aware-problems-patents-copyright-reducing-social-distance.shtml#c146 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120615/11345519344/get-ready-political-fight-against-encryption.shtml#c149 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:35:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120615/11345519344/get-ready-political-fight-against-encryption.shtml#c149 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120509/04041918842/ridiculous-hoops-mad-men-had-to-jump-through-to-use-part-beatles-song.shtml#c405 Wed, 9 May 2012 13:10:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120509/04041918842/ridiculous-hoops-mad-men-had-to-jump-through-to-use-part-beatles-song.shtml#c405 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120315/12484618117/british-national-arts-program-aims-to-rob-thousands-kids-their-copyrights.shtml#c46 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:17:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120315/12484618117/british-national-arts-program-aims-to-rob-thousands-kids-their-copyrights.shtml#c46 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111211/23345917036/mpaa-boss-chris-dodd-then-now-concerning-google-censorship-china.shtml#c317 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:49:34 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111211/23345917036/mpaa-boss-chris-dodd-then-now-concerning-google-censorship-china.shtml#c317 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111205/10195616976/india-says-google-facebook-should-prescreen-all-user-generated-content-to-stop-jerks.shtml#c200 Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:43:00 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111205/10195616976/india-says-google-facebook-should-prescreen-all-user-generated-content-to-stop-jerks.shtml#c200 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20111107/03541716657/which-causes-more-harm-copyright-patents.shtml#c356 Wed, 9 Nov 2011 13:02:49 PST http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20111107/03541716657/which-causes-more-harm-copyright-patents.shtml#c356 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/11240016286/barnes-noble-doesnt-get-digital-dc-comics-throws-hissy-fit.shtml#c611 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:32:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111010/11240016286/barnes-noble-doesnt-get-digital-dc-comics-throws-hissy-fit.shtml#c611 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110922/15150016054/size-doesnt-matter-question-is-whether-google-hurts-consumers.shtml#c938 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:53:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110922/15150016054/size-doesnt-matter-question-is-whether-google-hurts-consumers.shtml#c938 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110830/11522815739/rep-conyers-wants-to-clairfy-termination-rights-under-copyright-law.shtml#c151 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:59:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110830/11522815739/rep-conyers-wants-to-clairfy-termination-rights-under-copyright-law.shtml#c151 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110825/02130615675/dutch-communications-agency-cracks-down-pirate-stations-can-go-warning-to-fine-30-minutes.shtml#c228 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:17:49 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110825/02130615675/dutch-communications-agency-cracks-down-pirate-stations-can-go-warning-to-fine-30-minutes.shtml#c228 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110805/10212515405/judge-says-making-it-harder-to-exercise-free-speech-does-not-create-substantial-hardship.shtml#c110 Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:23:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110805/10212515405/judge-says-making-it-harder-to-exercise-free-speech-does-not-create-substantial-hardship.shtml#c110 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110718/04123015140/celine-dion-shuts-down-blog-ridiculous-pictures.shtml#c246 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:37:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110718/04123015140/celine-dion-shuts-down-blog-ridiculous-pictures.shtml#c246 cancelled a major concert because of a slightly negative comment by a local music columnist.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110705/17212114978/righthaven-loses-again-has-to-pay-legal-fees.shtml#c53 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 07:21:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110705/17212114978/righthaven-loses-again-has-to-pay-legal-fees.shtml#c53