Posts Tagged ‘ Copyright ’

Tech: EU Holding Disabled Rights Hostage For New ACTA

Despite it having been a slow news day, the European Union can always be counted on as a beacon of hope to bureaucrats and dictators everywhere on how to destroy civil liberties. EU Holding Disabled Rights Hostage For New ACTA Proving that there are no depths to which the European Union won’t happily sink,...
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Video: Intellectual Property: a dilemma for Libertarians

Tom Burroughes walks us through the libertarian, and some wider, arguments for and against the institution of Intellectual Property, including copyright, patents, trademarks design rights and secrets. For anyone without means to enjoy the video, Tom has provided the following summary: Libertarians place great importance on the institution of private property; private property is...
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Ed Vaizey talks about website blocking – ORG

Civil society advisors reject OECD proposal to make ISPs police net

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has rejected a draft report by the OECD, concerned that it's approach incentivised "Internet intermediaries to delete or block contested content, and lead to network filtering, which would harm online expression.". They are concerned "users’ access could be terminated based solely on repeated allegations of infringement".
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Content industries propose “expedited court procedures” – Open Rights Group