Travis McCrea – Digital Patriot

Running in election 41 ( #ELXN41 ) has taught me a lot about running in a campaign, doing debates, and screwing with (unfortunately now elected) @HedyFry and the Conservative candidate Jen Clarke, who both work together to represent everything I hate about politics. I have no regrets for any of the election process but here [...]

People often look to the Conservative party as the party to Americanize Canada… and for good reason, the proposals by the Conservative government have been downright scary (like the attempt to have the United States maintain Canadian boarder crossing or the recent “tough on crime” nonsense). The Torry government isn’t the only scary party though: [...]

What type of free internet is it, when you have to have a million dollars to start up a website? The RIAA does not care about the people, the future, or even the artists they represent, they just care about the money. This is their right, I fight for things that benefit me too (a free and open culture would be best for my life, and my children’s when I have them)… But people need to be aware that their motivations are financial.

A recent post over at the LA Times by August Brown highlighted who benefits from Intellectual Property laws. This was a response directly to Matt Yglesias and his two posts on Intellectual Property law. I weigh in on both sides of the issue and what it means to the average consumer.