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	The projects and events that <KOP> present at FACT explore further the notion of shared networks, collaborative production and self-sustainable local and wireless networking. To give some context and reflection to this, 5 writers have been invited to reflect on the state of the Intellectual Property discussion in a digital networked environment. Armin Medosch gives a general introduction and overview in his "Piratology". Janko Röttgers tells the story of Napster and peer-to-peer networking in a non-Hollywood compliant version. Raqs Media Collective reflect on the political and cultural implications of free software. Saul Albert points out what collaborative art projects could learn from the strategies and methods of the free software movement and Lawrence Chua clothes his thoughts on art and crime in a short story. When <KOP> was launched in 2002 it contained three writing projects. Those three texts by J.J. King, Felix Stalder and Whiteg Weng make complementary reading and have therefore been included here under "Writing Projects 2002" with their titles and abstracts only. To read the full version follow the link to the <KOP> website.