Infosocialism

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Rick Falkvinge, founder and leader of the Swedish Pirate Party:

"There's a superb hard science game called Transhuman Space that is probably one of the most believable views of what Earth may be 100 years from now I've ever read. In that game setting, there's a revolution in several Asian countries and a political philosophy called Infosocialism emerges. The basic tenet of Infosocialism is that idea and culture cannot be owned by individuals, they must be owned by the state and shared freely among the citizens. I'm increasingly wondering if this is not the general direction in which we're headed. Then again that's what good sci-fi is about: making you wonder and ponder..." (cited in the Arch-Econ mailing list, January 2008)