The story has already been told, perhaps, but has the connotations of an illusion and for this reason it is creating more buzz on the Net: a story that in our opinion could definitely be an important chapter in the history of the evolution of the Net toward a homologous location under the dictatorship of elite businesses, as well as the neo-liberal economical mould that satisfies the requests of great content providers, connection operators, and passive users. But maybe not, maybe behind this there is a plan that no one can see yet, maybe we’re wrong once again‌.
Economies conference held on the 18th of June in the Political Science Faculty in Milan during the Hackmeeting 2009 program, and so just hours before the statement of acquisition of Pirate Bay by GFF) clears just some of the aspects that have been analysed above but it is definitely food for thought for a broader view of the confusing situation: we do not want to express any kind of opinion, we will let you read the text that we think underlines the important distinctions of thought regarding the political movements of hackers in Italy. We thank Magnus for his time and for having answered on such short notice.
The interview with Magnus Eriksson (unfortunately done during his intervention at the Peer to Peer
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