![Reclusive, genius, paranoid, obsessive, legendary… // Mike Millard earned his “Mike the Mike” nickname by taping now-legendary shows by some of the biggest names in 1970s rock music. For Millard, taping concerts was his life. A perpetual recluse, Mike obsessed over his tapes and their destinies. But in 1990, it all came to a tragic end. The tale of Mike Millard is one that has been whispered in underground circles for decades, perhaps now it’s time for him to receive the recognition he never saw in his lifetime.](/img/lead/the-tragic-tale-of-a-legendary-concert-taper.webp)
The tragic tale of a legendary concert taper
Reclusive, genius, paranoid, obsessive, legendary… // Mike Millard earned his “Mike the Mike” nickname by taping now-legendary shows by some of the biggest names in 1970s rock music. For Millard, taping concerts was his life. A perpetual recluse, Mike obsessed over his tapes and their destinies. But in 1990, it all came to a tragic end. The tale of Mike Millard is one that has been whispered in underground circles for decades, perhaps now it’s time for him to receive the recognition he never saw in his lifetime.
![At stake: “Unprecedented and dangerous power over the future of innovation.”](/img/lead/api-copyrights-a-threat-to-tech-sector-scientists-tell-supreme-court.webp)
API copyrights a “threat” to tech sector, scientists tell Supreme Court
At stake: “Unprecedented and dangerous power over the future of innovation.”
![A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away I received a fan letter. It arrived at the magazine where I was working as a columnist and feature writer, but only because the young woman who wrote it didn’t know where else to find me.](/img/lead/when-it-comes-to-drm-amazon-is-a-bottom-feeding-hell-beast.webp)
When it comes to DRM, Amazon is a bottom feeding Hell Beast
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away I received a fan letter. It arrived at the magazine where I was working as a columnist and feature writer, but only because the young woman who wrote it didn’t know where else to find me.
![The crusade against filesharing is a concerted effort to deny access to culture, tools, and information to economically disadvantaged people.](/img/lead/anti-piracy-is-class-privilege.webp)
Anti-Piracy is Class Privilege
The crusade against filesharing is a concerted effort to deny access to culture, tools, and information to economically disadvantaged people.
![Libraries and museums across the UK show their anger at extended restrictions on public release of documents.](/img/lead/libraries-show-empty-displays-in-protest-against-copyright-law.webp)
Libraries show empty displays in protest against copyright law
Libraries and museums across the UK show their anger at extended restrictions on public release of documents.
![All too often, I hear that the copyright industry doesn’t understand the Internet, doesn’t understand the net generation, doesn’t understand how technology has changed. This is not only wrong, it is dangerously wrong. In order to defeat an adversary, you must first come to understand their state of mind, rather than painting them as evil. The copyright industry understands exactly what the Internet is, and that it needs to be destroyed for that industry to stay even the slightest relevant.](/img/lead/how-the-copyright-industry-drives-a-big-brother-dystopia.webp)
How The Copyright Industry Drives A Big Brother Dystopia
All too often, I hear that the copyright industry doesn’t understand the Internet, doesn’t understand the net generation, doesn’t understand how technology has changed. This is not only wrong, it is dangerously wrong. In order to defeat an adversary, you must first come to understand their state of mind, rather than painting them as evil. The copyright industry understands exactly what the Internet is, and that it needs to be destroyed for that industry to stay even the slightest relevant.
![“Your criticisms are completely wrong”. Free software guru makes a still-unpopular plea with new urgency—just ban them.](/img/lead/stallman-on-software-patents-20-years-in.webp)
Stallman on software patents, 20 years in
“Your criticisms are completely wrong”. Free software guru makes a still-unpopular plea with new urgency—just ban them.
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