News
US Copyright Law Comes Under Scrutiny
A planned new mediation system, which aims to streamline copyright breach claims in the US, has loopholes that could deny artists justice, say critics. (read more)
Law
News
Legal Weed: Do Young’uns Now Toke More, or Do More Young’uns Toke?
What impact may legalization of recreational marijuana in Oregon have on teen marijuana use? (read more)
Society
Sex Sells: Colonising the Universal Commodity
Institutional sexual arrogance will only stop when it stops being rewarded (read more)
News
Drop and Roll: 3 Million Americans Carry Handguns
Most American gun-carriers are male, and cite protection as their primary reason (read more)
Society
Mass Shootings Sell More Guns, So Don’t Expect To See Them Stop
Scared of guns? So get a gun! The unstoppable ‘logic’ of the firearm owner (read more)
Society
The real cost of music?
Suffering for your art is common practice, but is it worth dying for? (read more)
News
Nature Imagery Soothes Prisoners
Nature images, shown to people deprived of access to nature, can reduce tension and help defuse anger (read more)
Society
Nothing Changes: Isn’t ‘Deep State’ just the ‘Civil Service’?
Whatever you choose to call it, the wheels within wheels always have the power (read more)
News
WHAT Does it Say About Me?! Should Fiction Depict Real People?
When artistic freedom violates somebody’s privacy (read more)
News
Return Trip? Magic Mushrooms and Cancer
Psilocybin relieves anxiety and depression in patients with advanced cancer (read more)
Features
Ban the Burkini? Or Ban Middle-Aged White Male Decision-Makers?
Legislation covers everyone, not just the few women who dress in a way you find threatening (read more)
Sound
Music Legal Opportunism (or Why I Own All Your Music)
Short of a buck? Why not dabble in the lucrative growth business of Music Legal Opportunism (read more)
News
Can Japanese Knotweed Land You In Jail? Exeter University Advises Extreme Wariness
Be wary of knotweed advice on the web, researchers warn. (read more)
Society
Sounds Unfair: The Plight of Britain’s Independent Music Venues
A quiet disaster has been happening in our town and city centres, only now are we doing something about it (read more)
Society
Secret Trade Courts: are the scales TTIPing?
Tobacco companies could get litigious if a country passes laws to help people quit smoking. Agrochemicals companies could throw the book at governments that block chemicals they consider dangerous. (read more)
Society
Legal Aid Cuts – Justice Denied
A criminal defence solicitor speaks out against legal aid cuts (read more)
Society
Legal Aid in Danger: Cuts to Penalise the Poor.
The consultation period for the proposed changes to legal aid is set to close on the 14th of February. The Miscarriages of Justice website MOJUK lists the importance of legal aid and how the proposed (read more)