Major ACTA Leak: Internet and Civil Enforcement Chapters With Country Positions: “(Michal Geisnt) On the heels of the leak of various country positions on ACTA transparency, an even bigger leak has hit the Internet. A…
Net filters to hit social networks March 1, 2010 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he would consider introducing an internet ombudsman after Facebook tributes to two dead children were defaced with pornography. Rudd said he…
The Free Speech Blog: Official blog of Index on Censorship » Google convictions: Who should police the internet? 26 February 2010 – by Joe McNamee The Italian court’s decision in the Google/Vividown case is as…
Stephen Conroy’s Internet Filter Opposed by MPs Opposition grows to internet filter ARI SHARP COMMUNICATIONS CORRESPONDENT February 25, 2010 Senator Conroy has won the backing of cabinet and is awaiting debate about the internet filtering…
(Entry by Dr. Yaman Akdeniz) Good news and bad news at the same time. Glad the Lords thought the government’s plan was no good but at the same time they offered “court ordered blocking powers”…
A must read…. BBC News – Is it time to defend our rights? Copyright is not the only thing that matters online, says Bill Thompson John Young is a brave and tenacious man, an architect…
ISP did not authorise customers’ copyright infringement, says Australian court: “An ISP was not liable for the copyright infringement of its customers, an Australian court has ruled, in what the judge claimed was the world’s…
Racist content on US server is within UK jurisdiction, says Court of Appeal: “The law of England and Wales applies to material published online, even if it is hosted on a server in another country,…
MPs, Lords question human rights compatibility of Digital Economy Bill: “The Government must provide more detail on exactly how alleged copyright infringers will be cut off from the internet before a file-sharing disconnection law is…
Government denies Wi-Fi operators copyright exemption: “Cafes, pubs, universities and libraries that offer wireless internet access will not be granted a special exemption from measures aimed at tackling copyright infringement, the Government has said.” (Via…