Ramming Bad Copyright(BPI)
Want to get some real bad copyright into law but dont know where to start?
Ask the BPI, they have some experience in that department…
From Boing Boing:
Leaked UK record industry memo sets out plans for breaking copyright
Cory Doctorow at 11:11 PM March 12, 2010
In this leaked, six-page email, Richard Mollet, the Director of Public Affairs for [...]
Second Win Today! (Lithuania)
And a second victory for justice as well as common sense…and the people.
Court Acquits BitTorrent User Citing Faulty Evidence
The Lithuanian anti-piracy outfit LANVA has lost its case against a user of the prominent BitTorrent tracker LinkoManija.net. After being accused of sharing Windows 7 Ultimate, the defendant walked free when the court decided that uTorrent is [...]
Huge Win For Sanity In Spain!
And the news that made a LOT (Millions?) of people happy… the first article from TorrentFreak
File-Sharing and Link Sites Declared Legal in Spain
After early calls to shut down a Spanish file-sharing site were dismissed, music group SGAE pinned its hopes on success at the full trial. But, the outcome for them was nothing short of [...]
EU and US clash over ACTA
As we wrote just a littttle while back the EU has given the parts Big Content wanted most the finger.. and here’s another part in the saga:
From Ars
Europe trashes ACTA as Obama praises it
Earlier this week, we noted that the major parties in the European Parliament had all agreed on a resolution trashing the Anti-Counterfeiting [...]
Two Disturbing Articles About Obama on ACTA
Here are two very disturbing articles about Obama on ACTA:
The first from TD:
Obama: We Must Move Forward On ACTA
With the EU Parliament soundly voting against ACTA secrecy and current proposals, lots of folks have been wondering how the US was going to respond. So far, it’s not looking good. The USTR gave a giant no [...]
What Next? Rape Victims As Judges? (UPDATED)
Leaked documents show that the British recording industry directly had a hand in writing a critical part of a proposed amendment.
It amazes me how in the UK they don’t even try to cover the corruption.
Way to go Britain in finding totally neutral parties to do the job for you, for standing up for the people [...]
Politically Motived Trial Dates for ThePirateBay(?)
The site we love and the site big content loves to hate is back in the news with yet another controversy (?). Personally we find the dates a bit too ‘co-incidental’ givens Sweden’s response to the last time the government shoved some extremely unpopular and industry slanted legislation down our throats.
We responded by sending two [...]
One Shot Answer For The Music Industry? NOOOPE!
A new article on TechDirt boldly says :
“Sorry, There’s No Silver Bullet Business Model For The Music Industry”
personally, we are just surprised that there are no bullets (silver or not) flying towards the music industry and the RIAA in particular for their horrible behavior these past 5-10 years.
Personally we think a couple of silver [...]
EU Gives ACTA The Finger – In No Uncertain Terms (Updated!)
News like this makes us proud to be in Europe, and proud to have voted for the Pirate Party thus putting two of our reps in Parliament.
Three stories, two trom TD and one from BB, starting first with TD:
EU Politicians Get Serious Demanding ACTA Transparency And No Three Strikes
Last week, there were reports that the [...]
The DMCA Is Bad.. But We Want You To Use It!
The DMCA is one horrible piece of legislation badly slanted towards big content, everyone (US) knows this and nearly everyone admits this… but still want to shove it down the throats of other countries!
From TD:
A Look At Twelve Years Of Dangerous Unintended Consequences From The DMCA
The DMCA has been in place for a dozen [...]
