Government already has network suspension powers if public order threatened: “The Government has the power to suspend communications networks in the interests of public safety or national security. Communications network operators have told MPs that…
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New Zealand’s Illegal File-Sharing Law Takes Effect: “ Law allows for fines of up to NZ$15,000 ($12,000) and Internet account suspensions for up to six months; Labour Party vows to repeal ‘within 90 days.’ Today…
Internet disconnection breaches free expression rights, says co-operation body | Pinsent Masons LLP OUT-LAW News, 20/07/2011 Countries that block internet access on copyright infringement grounds are stifling freedom of expression and the free flow of…
OSCE: Internet access is a fundamental human right Geoff DuncanJuly 11, 2011 A new report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says Internet access should be a fundamental human right, like freedom…
The Internet is a human right | memeburn By Staff Reporter 07.12.11 Recognition of the internet’s part in the Arab Spring — the uprisings for democracy in the Middle East this year — has cemented…
OSCE – Three Strikes Laws Incompatible with International Obligations to Free Speech Written By Drew Wilson July 13, 2011 The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world’s largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization has…
Foreign Office to hold talks on whether internet access is a human right – 14 Jul 2011 – Computing News by Gareth Morgan 14 Jul 2011 The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will host a multidisciplinary…
UN: Disconnecting File-Sharers Breaches Human Rights: “ According to a UN report published in May and set to be adopted today, tough provisions in the UK’s Digital Economy Act and and France’s ‘Hadopi’ legislation breach…
Senate Hearing on Digital Trade Protectionism: “posted by Heather West, Policy Analyst This afternoon Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon put the spotlight on an issue close to our heart and business operations: the need to…
Commission urged to force transparency on network traffic shaping: “The European Commission has been told that it should force companies to define themselves either as neutral internet service providers or as ‘managed services’ that give…