Response to The Register story entitled “Turkey censors Reg commentards” published on 28 October, 2009. Dear Sirs, I am the director of Cyber-Rights.Org based in the UK and its sister organisation Cyber-Rights.Org.TR based in Turkey….
China Bans ‘Pornographic’ Online Literature: “Chinese authorities have banned 1,414 works of online literature, saying all of it was deemed obscene.” By Rhett Pardon, Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 BEIJING — Chinese authorities have banned 1,414…
Ruling Likely to Upset Obscenity Prosecutions: “Prosecutors will have to work much harder reaching a Internet obscenity convictions after Wednesday’s ruling by the 9th Circuit.” By Rhett Pardon, Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 See further 9th…
Illegal file-sharing sites up 300 per cent: Attempts to close down illegal file-sharing sites may simply spread the problem more widely, according to a new report. (Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)
Facebook publishes natural language privacy policy for user-consultation: “Facebook has published a privacy policy which it has written in natural language rather than legal jargon and which it hopes will be the basis of user…
Good online music services would beat punishment, say file-sharers: “The provision of appealing, legal online music services would be a more powerful incentive to stop illegal file-sharing than the proposed cutting off of internet access,…
TalkTalk steps up attack on government: “ Dunstone claims broadband tax will disconnect 100,000 Charles Dunstone, the boss of TalkTalk and a Conservative Party donor, has launched an attack on the government’s plan for a…