"The relationship of copyright law to the creation and publication of
scholarly works is a critical concern for the advancement of new
knowledge. The owner of the copyrights in scholarly publications can
often control access to the information in those publications, as well
as control many uses of the articles, books, and other works. Under the
laws of most countries, original journal articles and other products of
scholarly research are protected by copyright law".
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BLOG: PirateBay.org Wants to Be Own Country: Want to avoid copyright
laws completely? Become your own nation
By Tuan Nguyen (Blog) - January 12, 2007
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5692&ref=y
"The group of people that run PirateBay.org have announced plans to
purchase the man-made island called Sealand. The structure sitting out
at sea was originally called HM Fort Roughs and was formally a Maunsell
Sea Fort off the coast of England. Although Sealand does not have a
government that is recognized by any country, the small population that
it holds -- roughly ten -- does claim rights to sovereignty."