The wartime economy
A recent report claims that cybercrime is costing the UK economy £27 billion annually. But Wendy Grossman argues that the report may be over-stating the case
Fair use rights in the UK... it’s the 80s all over again
Feargal Sharkey describes fair use as “intellectual masturbation” and a blind alley that has triggered angst and insecurity ever since Cameron said it gave companies the breathing space to create new products and services. Saskia Walzel seeks to shed light on fair use
Fusing open source with... judo
Lance Wicks finds an innovative way to combine his love of judo with open source
Fighting internet oppression in Pakistan
Pakistan coordinator Shahzad Ahmad, of the South Asian internet rights campaign group Bytes for All, tells ORGZine about the media, the internet, the law and their campaigns in Pakistan
What is hyperbole?
'Freedom Box' and IBM's computer called Watson aren't exactly revolutionary tools and nor will they scale to the mass market, argues Wendy M Grossman
Is it finally time for P2P infrastructure?
Alison Powell examines just how tricky it is for social media to reach mass distribution whilst still remaining decentralised
Ogle it
Graham Armstrong wonders how internet giant Google, with a recent change of CEO and a legacy of wins and woes, will be approaching the future
Torrent-head
Tom Hubbard-Green looks to Radiohead for a new business model for digital downloads
A double-edged sword
Digital activism has become a potent and politically charged manifestation of power - but activists aren't the only ones with access to Facebook, warns Courtney C. Radsch
Valentine's Special: Queeries
This Valentine's Day, Alex Lambert looks at how the the internet provides a safe space for LGBTs to communicate and find love online
Valentine's Special: Lovebirds
Social media has helped overcome the geographical divide - making it easier for lovebirds to tweet sweet nothings across continents on Valentine's Day!
Art is democratic
As ORGZine's celebration of all things bookish draws to a end, it's important to remember why we value books, libraries, knowledge and information
Stuffed
The 21st century has presented us with digitised options which allow us declutter our bookshelves; Wendy M. Grossman says, “ick”
Tweet-a-revolution?
It's roughly ten years since the “dot com bubble” collapsed, taking with it more than a few panglossian assumptions about the nature of online business. Now, according to Belarusian web critic and Foreign Policy contributing editor Evegny Morozov, we are seeing a re-run of that imbalance between expectation and reality. This time round, however, it is occurring in the minds of policy-makers, not investors
A social-networking success story
The Voices for the Library story demonstrates how effective social media can be for promotion on a massive scale, collaboration between geographically diverse team members, and giving a voice to people who would otherwise go unheard
Video: An interview with Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman speaks to Rich Millington from ORGZine about books, piracy, copyright and the internet
Love your librarian
Plans for volunteers to run libraries are not viable, as the technical knowledge and expertise of professional librarians is irreplaceable
Everybody loves surfing
Threats of library closures have sparked protests all over, but it's more than just access to books which is at stake
For the Win by Cory Doctorow
Milena Popova on the feminism, morality and good ol' fashioned lefty economics of Cory Doctorow's novel For the Win
The self-publishing revolution
Whilst the internet provides lots of creative opportunities for writers to engage with their readers, the suggestion that it will render the publishing industry redundant is nothing but an unfounded myth
Talkin’ ’bout a revolution
Hari Kunzru speaks to Iman Qureshi about political dissidence, information libertarianism, multiculturalism – and the truth about Twitter
ORGZine launches Book Week!
We love books here at ORG towers, and so we're very excited to be launching our book week. We'll be covering all issues bookish on ORG Zine
Mickey Mouse Protection
Musician Kathryn Rose speaks to Milena Popova about her music, copyright, creativity and orphan works
Divide and rule
With the UK government and BT threatening net neutrality, Joel Stein looks at its history and why it is a fundamental ideal to uphold
“Damn the man!”
With DRM continually imposing restrictions, Milena Popova presents some better and more viable alternatives which uphold market principles, but also maintain consumers' choice
Fogged
Amidst debates over privacy vs security, what can we learn from the model historically employed by gentlemen's clubs in the nineteenth century?
