Mirror campaigns? So 1990s…. 🙂 Swedish spy agency sics lawyers on wiretap critic: “ Whose free speech is it anyway? Swedish spy authorities have taken legal action against a Brussels-based blogger who published a classified…
Mosley orgy judge blocks web forum libel writ onslaught: “ No damages for ‘mere vulgar abuse’ The High Court judge who prompted sharp intakes of breath from newspaper editors when he awarded Max Mosley damages…
This is an article from: TorrentFreak UK “MP3 Police” Evidence Unchallenged, Not For Public Consumption: “ This week, ISPs agreed to work with the BPI to reduce file-sharing in the UK. When someone gets ‘caught’…
Stealing Text is Illegal, Too: “It’s time for the rest of the online adult industry to take a more enlightened approach to all forms of content piracy, and that includes making sure writers and text…
Who killed Three Strikes for filesharing?: “ National Freetard Register cancelled – but freetards don’t notice Rejoice! ‘Three strikes and you’re out’ is dead in the UK. Music file sharers will no longer face the…
Google to face charges over Down syndrome video: “Google is to face criminal charges in Italy over a video which appeared on one of its sites showing a disabled teenager being taunted by his peers.”…
David Edgar: This muddled terror law limits free speech and wrecks innocent lives: Comment is free, The Guardian: The glorification clause of the Terrorism Act has created a climate where artists and academics must watch…
Under Pressure, ISP Admits Secret Web Snooping in Kansas: “Internet service provider Embarq told Congress today that it monitored some 26,000 of its customers without telling them explicitly in a secret test of a controversial…
(Via Techdirt.) Viacom Ignores Promise: Sends Bogus Takedowns To YouTube: “You may recall that back before it sued YouTube, Viacom sent the company 100,000 takedown notices, many of which turned out not to violate Viacom’s…
Facebook libel case damages won: “A businessman wins £22,000 in libel and breach of privacy after his personal details were printed on the Facebook website.” See also the Times coverage. (Via BBC News.)