Spanish Government Vows Digital Pirates’ Days Are Numbered

Copy infringement has become a big problem in Spain, especially over digital books. The country has started to adopt stricter laws against the piracy but as Gerry Hadden reports, Spanish writers aren’t encouraged.

Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”

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Download MP3 Today’s Geo Quiz — is something right out of a fairy tale. Getting sued is bad enough. But imagine being sued for having a statue of the Little Mermaid! That’s just what’s making local newspaper front page headlines in a town in south west Michigan…

Pirate Parties Go Global

The Pirate Party began in Sweden. Its political goals are to reform copyright and patent laws, and to campaign for citizen privacy, both online and in the real world. Now, the movement’s gone global. Cyrus Farivar reports. >>>Listen to the story