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How do I hate thee, Digital Economy Bill? Let me count the ways…
1. It’s the economy, stupid Last week’s official advice (Word doc) on the bill ‘would effectively “outlaw open Wi-Fi for small businesses”‘ said Lilian Edwards, professor of internet law at Sheffield...
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Photographers to lose copyright and right to photograph in public (cached)
The following post originally appeared on PhotoActive, but had to be taken down when the site host HostPapa complained about the traffic. I’ve offered to host it here. With photographers about to lose...
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Digital Economy Bill – those who cannot learn from history…
…are doomed to repeat it. Jim Killock, executive director of the Open Rights Group on the revisions to Clause 17 of the Digital Economy Bill: “Individuals and small businesses would be open to massive...
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'Peer to peer protests' cost the UK economy £4bn – new legislation drafted
Here’s a little something I put together last night to keep myself amused as I watched the “front bench stitch-up” that was the Digital Economy Bill finally get pushed through. It’s just something to...
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Journalism is not a zero-sum game
Last Friday I took part in a debate organised by UNESCO to promote World Press Freedom Day (full video here). Lined up to argue in support of the motion that “Unregulated political comment online helps...
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