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[News] [Rival] Internet Hijack by Intellectual Monopolies -- Part Deux

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O Tell Me the Truth about... the Telecoms Package

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| Of course, that still leaves ground for concern – not about the intentions of 
| Dr Kamall, but about the way in which the proposed amendments might be 
| co-opted by the media industry against ISPs and their customers. It is 
| clearly vital that the proposed changes be drafted as tightly as possible to 
| avoid any function drift.    
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=14&entryid=1018


Recent:

Swedish bloggers give MEP a kicking over media pluralism

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| The committee’s statement on the report proposes other clear assaults on
| freedom and democracy such as “editorial charters” to stop owners,
| shareholders and governments interfering with editorial content, and
| introducing fees for the commercial use of user-generated content.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/27/mep_media_pluralism/


P2P does not harm networks

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| However engineers reading the document here said that the whole idea is bogus
| as blockages in one area can be easily re-routed. The congestion Bell claims
| to be suffering from is nothing and its figures completely dispel the myth
| that P2P is crushing the internet.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/06/27/p2p-does-harm-networks


DOJ sinks another EliteTorrent admin

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| Daniel Dove, 26, was convicted by a jury on separate counts of "conspiracy
| and felony copyright infringement," the US Department of Justice announced
| today.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/27/daniel_dove_elitetorrents_guilty_verdict/
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