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  1. When BigCos™ want to de-legitimize, demonize and outlaw perfectly normal practices, they coin terms like '', '' and ''. Why can't we have similar sinister-sounding words for their abusive practices? Like '' for price gouging, '' for paywalling public-funded research, '' for , '' for manufacturing irreparable gadgets, '' for locking down devices and '' for rent-seeking.

  2. When BigCos™ want to de-legitimize, demonize and outlaw perfectly normal practices, they coin terms like '#Piracy', '#Jaywalking' and '#ShadowLibrary'. Why can't we have similar sinister-sounding words for their abusive practices? Like '#Mugging' for price gouging, '#MassPlunder' for paywalling public-funded research, '#eStalking' for #DRM, '#iLittering' for manufacturing irreparable gadgets, '#Detention' for locking down devices and '#ePickPocketing' for rent-seeking.

  3. When BigCos™ want to de-legitimize, demonize and outlaw perfectly normal practices, they coin terms like '#Piracy', '#Jaywalking' and '#ShadowLibrary'. Why can't we have similar sinister-sounding words for their abusive practices? Like '#Mugging' for price gouging, '#MassPlunder' for paywalling public-funded research, '#eStalking' for #DRM, '#iLittering' for manufacturing irreparable gadgets, '#Detention' for locking down devices and '#ePickPocketing' for rent-seeking.

  4. When BigCos™ want to de-legitimize, demonize and outlaw perfectly normal practices, they coin terms like '#Piracy', '#Jaywalking' and '#ShadowLibrary'. Why can't we have similar sinister-sounding words for their abusive practices? Like '#Mugging' for price gouging, '#MassPlunder' for paywalling public-funded research, '#eStalking' for #DRM, '#iLittering' for manufacturing irreparable gadgets, '#Detention' for locking down devices and '#ePickPocketing' for rent-seeking.