Archive for January, 2010

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has begun its consultation process on proposed codes of practice relating to new planned equality legislation. Full story

The 7th round of ACTA negotiations will conclude around lunch time today in Mexico.  If past meetings are any indication, a few hours later the participating countries will issue a bland statement thanking the host Mexican government, discussing the progress on civil enforcement, border measures, and the Internet as well as noting the transparency discussions and the continued desire to address the issue.  The release ... Full story

Today is day three of the seventh round of ACTA negotiations, currently taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico. La Quadrature Du Net is a French advocacy group formed to promote digital rights and online freedom. Its name comes by analogy between the unsolvable mathematical problem of "squaring the circle", and similarly impossible attempts to "effectively control the flow of information in the digital age by ... Full story

Heads up GikII people; GikII 5 *will* be in Edinburgh June 28-29 2010. We have FINALLY managed to book a room!! More details soon. Already one paper offered on Gallifreyan legal procedure :-) Full story

“We stand for a single internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas. And we recognize that the world’s information infrastructure will become what we and others make of it. " These two sentences, from Secretary of State Clinton's groundbreaking speech on Internet freedom, sum up beautifully the challenge facing our Internet policy. An open Internet ... Full story

In yesterday's State of the Union address, President Obama made an important commitment to openness and transparency in government: It's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my Administration or Congress. This is welcome news. For the past few years, EFF has been litigating a Freedom of Information Act case against the government, seeking the ... Full story

"3 Strikes" is a regime being introduced in various countries around the world to try to deal with illicit file-sharing. Already Taiwan, South Korea and France are putting their versions of the plan into action and other countries have similar proposals under discussion. In one form or another, could the same be coming to the United States? Full story

It’s been a long time since a printed newspaper delivered to your doorstep or purchased on your way to work was the only way to get your daily dose of news. Now you can access those news publications on a laptop, smartphone, e-book reader, or—soon—on Apple’s tablet. In addition to an ever-expanding array of formats ... Full story

In 2009 South Korea introduced new legislation against online copyright infringement. Penalties were particularly harsh and included disconnection from the Internet. As digital sales skyrocket by more than 50% but logged infringements sharply increase, a report controversially places South Koreans as the world's number 2 music pirates. Full story

IT companies will not have to conduct a total overhaul of their sales processes in the aftermath of a long-awaited court ruling this week, a technology law expert has said. The ruling focused on the dishonesty of one employee, not a whole company. Full story