Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor; EU patents; The Plunder of Timbuktu; Exxon Boss Speaks Out Against Climate Change; France to Legalize Same-Sex Marriages; Lula Da Silva; Peter Sunde's plea for pardon

As the high point of the summer draws near, Tim and Mark get into the restarting of a nuclear reactor in Japan. While Europe gets closer to a continent-wide patent system, down in Timbuktu an extremist militia has decided that ancient treasures must be destroyed. The CEO of Exxon pleads poverty. Same-sex marriage will be legalized in France next year. Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva appears in a documentary worth checking out. Peter Sunde appeals to the people and asks for a pardon.

Mark Fonseca Rendeiro

Tim Pritlove

Links:

• Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor
• What a Unitary Patent Court will Mean for Europe
• Chicago Judge Says US Patent System is Out of Sync
• The Plunder of Timbuktu
• Inside the Mind of Rex Tillerson
• France to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
• Lula Interview on Portuguese TV
• Aftermath of The Pirate Bay Trial: Peter Sunde’s Plea – In His Own Words
• Grant Peter Sunde’s (of The Pirate Bay) plea for pardon
• Episode image: Emilio Labrador