For three centuries, the publishing industry has been working very hard to obscure copyright's true origins, and to promote the myth that it was invented by writers and artists. Even today, they continue to campaign for ever stronger laws against sharing, for international treaties that compel all nations to conform to the copyright policies of the strictest, and most of all to make sure the public never asks exactly who this system is meant to help.

Can you govern your nation through the various economic, political and diplomatic challenges that your growing population will create? And what about international relations with other nations in the world? Take 2 minutes to create your nation and see how it will evolve and what sort of political leader you'll become!

Computerised records of all 250 million journeys made by individuals in and out of the UK each year will be kept for up to 10 years. The government says the database is essential in the fight against crime, illegal immigration and terrorism.

Nästa generations strider om immaterialrätten kommer att bli av en helt annan kaliber än de som rasar nu. Forskare hävdar att upphovsrätt och patent i framtiden riskerar att kriminalisera lärandet och att fördelarna är mycket mindre än skadorna de kan orsaka.

Cities around the world are finding better ways for their citizens to get around.

Next month, New Zealand is scheduled to implement Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act. The controversial act provides ‘Guilt Upon Accusation’, which means that if a file-sharer is simply accused of copyright infringement, they are immediately guilty. The punishment - summary Internet disconnection.

Remote searches of suspect computers will form part of an EU plan to tackle hi-tech crime.

Revolutionen inställd. Vladimir Lenin och Che Guevara skulle fnysa åt dagens socialistiska kämpar. Varken i KPML(r):s klassiska lokal i Göteborg eller i Evo Morales Bolivia hörs det något vapenskarammel längre.

Council staff on the lookout for paedophiles have been ordered to stop and quiz any adults found walking in Telford Town Park without a child, it was revealed today. Anyone who wants to go to the park but is not accompanied by at least one youngster will have to explain why they are there.

If too many people own individual parts of a valuable asset, it’s easy to end up with gridlock, since any one person can simply veto the use of the asset.