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There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

I ended my last essay as follows:

Is it true that modern electronic devices have made copyright infringement "so effortless" that it has become—or threatens to become—a serious menace to legitimate copyright owners?

The answer is "no." In the next issue, I'll explain why.

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Arias & Barcarolles

From its inception as a category of publishing in this country (the first issue being Gernsback's April, 1926 Amazing Stories), science fiction was a literature of ideas.

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April 2007

Okay, I hear you ask, how the hell can Jim Baen's Universe pay such phenomenal word rates? Are we just a loss leader for Baen Books?

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What's New in The Future And You

by Stephen Euin Cobb

The Future And You, April 2007

Listen as David Drake, Alan Dean Foster, Dave Freer, Ginjer Buchanan, Paul Levinson and Lucienne Diver describe many of the technological and social changes which will alter your life during the next few years.

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Banabaslug and Stoney show

by Walt Boyes and Stoney Compton

Banana Slug and Stoney April 2007

Walt and Stoney discuss the latest news about JBU in April of 2007

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Events

There are currently no planned events.

With David Brin's kind permission Baen's Universe now makes the full text of Shoresteading available for you free of charge.

Shoresteading, Part One Written by David Brin

Shoresteading, Part Two Written by David Brin

Credits, Volume 1, Issue 6

Crawlspace Full Story

by Dave Freer and Eric Flint

In the narrow tunnels deep inside a nineteen by five mile asteroid, long pipes snaked endlessly into the blackness.

Newts Full Story

by Kevin J. Anderson

During what should have been the ring colony's Independence Day celebration, the mood in the family habitat was somber. Rex Hollings stared through the viewing window toward the pastel clouds of Saturn.

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again Full Story

by Garth Nix

"Do you ever wonder about the nature of the world, Mister Fitz?" asked the foremost of the two riders, raising the three-barred visor of his helmet so that his words might more clearly cross the several feet of space that separated him from his companion, who rode not quite at his side.

Midnight at the Quantum Cafe Full Story

by K. D. Wentworth

The torrid summer air tasted of industrial sludge as I stood ankle-deep in the rubble at the edge of the street and gazed into the darkness.

Genre Getaways on Earth Full Story

by Carol Pinchefsky

Science fiction and fantasy films have some fabulous locations: the United Federation of Planets, a galaxy far, far away, and Middle Earth, to name a few.