Topic: SECURITY - on February 20, 2012 at 11:06:00 AM CET
SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, HR 1981 Vs Internet Freedom
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 20, 2012 at 10:56:00 AM CET
ACTA, SOPA, PIPA, RWA and what do they have to do with psychologists
These days, the news are full of acronyms dealing with various legislation concerning copyright. The problematic of copyright laws has long since left the geeky closet of the software community or the posh one of the poor and abused music industry. The acronyms in our title, familiar to most, are proof enough of their mainstream status. It is a central issue for the new generation, and everybody has an opinion on it. In this post, I would like to put the open access movement into that context, to see how it relates to the general public outcry regarding copyright legislation. Are these things connected? If yes, how?
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 20, 2012 at 10:54:00 AM CET
The Internet Society wants ACTA reconsidered
NON-PROFIT GROUP the Internet Society has written to the European Parliament about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
In its letter addressed to "Honourable Members of the European Parliament" the group says that ministers must use the time between now and official ratification at the end of June to carefully consider the treaty and what it means for the internet.
The letter follows worldwide protests against ACTA that took place this weekend, and comes after a number of countries backed away from the treaty.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 20, 2012 at 10:49:00 AM CET
Stop ACTA - Finish the Fight! 25.Feb. Protest!
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Topic: SECURITY - on February 20, 2012 at 10:44:00 AM CET
Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Child Pornographer
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 20, 2012 at 10:39:00 AM CET
Aus Liebe zur Freiheit
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 20, 2012 at 10:25:00 AM CET
Haarlems Coffeeshops weigern sich den Wietpass einzuführen
Alle 16 lizensierten Coffeeshops in Haarlem, den Niederlanden, weigern sich den Wietpass von Justizminister Opstelten einzuführen. Die Besitzer der Cannabiscafes sehen keinen Sinn in der Registrierung ihrer Kunden als Cannabisgebraucher. Smokeout-Demonstration am 20. April 2012 geplant.
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Topic: FUN - on February 20, 2012 at 10:13:00 AM CET
Schrödingers Cat Execution Eightball
To use the Schrödinger’s Cat Executive Decision Maker:
- Ask your question. Any question that can be answered in a binary fashion will do. The cat is extremely bored in the box and will listen to whatever you say. It is open to questions of an executive, legislative, or personal nature. You’ll never know the answer if you don’t ask.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 19, 2012 at 5:22:00 PM CET
Keine Zensur Twitter-Accounts Zu Gunsten von Nicolas Sarkozy - Internet ohne Grenzen
In einer Bewegung ohne Beispiel in Frankreich, wurde das Netzwerk vier Twitter-Accounts von Twitter-Nutzern zwischen 16 und 18 Februar 2012 ausgesetzt. Das gemeinsame Merkmal dieser Konten ist die Parodie und Karikatur der Präsidentschafts-Kampagne des scheidenden Präsidenten Nicolas Sarkozy. Internet ohne Grenzen wird über politische Zensur von diesem sozialen Netzwerk innerhalb von 62 Tagen nach der Präsidentschaftswahl Französisch betrieben besorgt.
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Topic: SECURITY - on February 19, 2012 at 4:10:00 PM CET
Israel’s largest bank comes under cyberattack, Iranian hackers believed to be behind it
According to Israeli tech blog, NewsGeek, Bank Hapoalim is one of the latest Israeli institutions to come under cyberattack [Hebrew]. With attacks continuing to take place by both Israeli and Saudi hackers, Iranian hackers are now believed to have been involved in the latest attack.
Since January 3, Saudi and Israeli hackers have continued to exchange blows, attacking governmental and official websites, targeting Facebook users, and revealing credit card information.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 19, 2012 at 4:06:00 PM CET
Hackers target Putin's vote-monitoring system
Hackers have tried to crash a vast network of Web cameras which Vladimir Putin has ordered to allay fears of vote-rigging in the March presidential election, a deputy minister said on Friday.
Putin, facing the biggest protests of his 12-year rule after a disputed December parliamentary election the opposition said was rigged, ordered 182,000 Web cameras to be installed at the 91,000 polling stations.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 19, 2012 at 3:31:00 PM CET
Shining Light On ACTA's Lack Of Transparency
One of the key problems with ACTA is the lack of transparency during its negotiation. That this is becoming a big issue in Europe is shown by the fact that the European Commission has tried to dispose of the question twice -- first in its "10 myths about ACTA", which I discussed recently on Techdirt, and now with a page entitled "Transparency of ACTA negotiations":
This factsheet aims at clarifying the way the European Parliament, civil society and all stakeholders have been informed and involved in the negotiation process.
Note that it insists all stakeholders were "informed and involved". I'd like to explore that a little.
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