Pirate Shaming Lists Don't Work

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English - October 15, 2019 20:25 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
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A couple of months ago, we were surprised when a WIPO employee showed up in our comments to defend the organization's new database of supposedly infringing sites against our many criticisms. In that post, we highlighted a Twitter thread from lawyer Rick Shera — who represented Mega — and this week, Shera joins us on the podcast to further discuss the inefficacy and negative impact of these kinds of pirate shaming lists.