Archive for the “Censorship” category

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…The following documents were received from the Attorney-General’s Department under the (…)

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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…  On the August 24, The Australian revealed that the Attorney (…)

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Filtering and Blocking to Protect Copyright Infringes Fundamental Rights: EU Court of Justice

by Roderick on April 14, 2011

In what could potentially be very big news, and a first step in actively pushing back the copyright monopoly, the Advocate General Cruz Villalón of the Court of Justice of the…In what could potentially be very big news, and a first (…)

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Blog Safely With Pirate.is

by Roderick on April 13, 2011

The Washington Pirate Party has launched ‘pirate.is‘ a blogging service not unlike any other, based on WordPress, with one important distinction — it takes advantage of the legal framework and…The Washington Pirate Party has launched ‘pirate.is‘ a blogging service not (…)

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