Reclaim Democracy, Defeat ACTA
by Roderick on January 30, 2012
As Europe erupts in protest following protests in Poland at the opaque and undemocratic accession to ACTA, Australians have been asking, what can we do? Australia continues to be part of the so called ‘Coalition of the Willing’, aiming to (…)
Australia’s Last Chance to Defeat ACTA
by Roderick on January 27, 2012
This article has been published at the ABC. Today we saw thousands take to the streets in Poland in what has become an ongoing protest, the European Parliament’s rapporteur of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement resign in disgust at the ACTA charade, the exclusionary and (…)
Letting in the sunlight…
by Roderick on December 22, 2011
The following documents were received from the Attorney-General’s Department under the Freedom of Information Act (1982). They pertain to a secret meeting between copyright industry lobbyists and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Much of this information has not been previously made (…)
Attorney-General’s Department Response
by Roderick on October 19, 2011
Letter from the Attorney-General dated 5 October, and received today, in response to my letter raising the lack of transparency and inclusion in their policy development process. Letter from the Attorney-General dated 5 October, and received today, in response (…)
Ctrl C + Ctrl V — 5th Largest EU Group Adopts Pirate Perspective
by Roderick on October 8, 2011
In an extremely promising development, and a huge victory{{1}} for the Pirate Party movement, an entire EU Parliamentary group has adopted Pirate principles. The Greens/European Free Alliance, of which Christian Engström, Piratpartiet’s MEP is a member, has listened to the reason (…)
Lack of Transparency & Inclusion Raises Questions About Integrity of Democratic Process
by Roderick on September 13, 2011
On the August 24, The Australian revealed that the Attorney General’s Department was convening meetings with stakeholders — except that it had excluded one very important group. You. The copyright lobby and its many faces and fronts are being (…)
EDPS: Data Retention Directive Deficient; Fails Requirements of Privacy & Data Protection
by Roderick on June 1, 2011
Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor has released his opinion on the European Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC) and it is scathing. Flatly, the director has stated that the directive does not meet privacy and data protection requirements. This is something (…)
