An Advocacy Handbook for the Non Governmental Organisations: The Council of Europe’s Cyber-Crime Convention 2001 and the additional protocol on the criminalisation of acts of a racist or xenophobic nature committed through computer systems, Cyber-Rights.Org,…
Nine Inch Nails Album Is Free Online: “In a nod to the popularity of free music online, the rock act is offering its new album, ‘The Slip,’ through its Web site — for nothing.” In…
BBC News: Few gains for press freedom: “Wednesday, 30 April 2008 13:02 UK An annual survey of media freedom has reported a mixed picture in East Asia – with some losses and some gains. The…
File-Sharer Convicted in Sweden’s Biggest P2P Case: “ After a retrial, a 31 year old man from Linköping, Sweden, was found guilty this morning in the District Court. The court decided that for uploading 4,500…
Police go slow with encryption key terror powers: “ Is the threat enough? New powers to force terror suspects to hand over encryption keys have been used in only eight criminal investigations, prompting fears that…
Lords linger over extreme porn definition: “ What’s the meaning of ‘obscene’? The camel that is the UK Government’s answer to what it terms ‘extreme porn’ lumbers onward. Although, by the time it escaped the…
isoHunt and MPAA Debate Legality of BitTorrent Sites: “ The isoHunt vs. MPAA case has been dragging on for more than two years now. It basically comes down to the question whether a BitTorrent site…
Repression 2.0 | Newsweek International Edition | Newsweek.com: “Repression 2.0 Totalitarian states are learning to control citizens by creating the impression of ubiquitous surveillance. By Adam B. Kushner | NEWSWEEK, Apr 14, 2008 Issue” In…
US – Lovestruck MySpace teen not guilty of harassment, court says: “(Iconoclast blog) by Declan McCullagh. NeW York State prosecutors decided to charge Isaiah Rodriguez, 18, of aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a…
CONNECTICUT MAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CRIMINAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT 04.29.2008 Forty Defendants Convicted in Operation Copycat to Date WASHINGTON – David M. Fish, 26, of Woodbury, Conn., was sentenced yesterday in U.S….