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MPAA wants to control your TV
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| The MPAA is pressuring the FCC for the
| authority to cripple recording devices
| using so-called "Selectable Output
| Control" (SOC).
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http://www.defectivebydesign.org/mpaa-drm-tv
Massive net surveillance programme on schedule
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| A Â2bn scheme to monitor all electronic
| communications remains within the Home
| Office's financial plans, despite the
| government postponing the relevant
| legislation.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/18/home_office_interception/
Stltoday.com Censor Turns Tattletale, Costs Online Commenter His Job
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| Other commenters on Stltoday.com are now
| having a field day, calling Greenbaum a
| "Thought Nazi" and suggesting that he be
| fired for outing the commenter to his
| employer.
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http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2009/11/stltodaycom_censor_turns_tattle-tale_kurt_greenbaum_name_that_vulgar_expression.php
Chicago Tribune Columnist: Hey You People Online With
Opinions... Get Off My Lawn!
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| Reader Cannen alerts us to yet another
| column by yet another old school newspaper
| guy whining about the fact that "the
| people" now have the ability to have their
| voices heard. What's funny is that his own
| column seems to contradict his statements.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091113/1242366920.shtml
Anti-war soldier faces 10 years in jail
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| LONDON: A British soldier who faces up to
| 10 years in jail for speaking out against
| the war in Afghanistan will go before a
| military judge this week to discover if he
| will remain in an army jail while he
| awaits trial.
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http://uruknet.de/index.php?p=m60117&hd=&size=1&l=e
Just carry on. Everything is OK.
Recent:
UN slated for stifling net debate
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| The UN has been criticised for stifling
| debate about net censorship after it
| disrupted a meeting of free-speech
| advocates in Egypt.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8361849.stm
Egypt launches Arabic web domain
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| Egypt will open the world's first Arabic
| language internet domain, its
| communications minister has said.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8361676.stm
IGF censors for China
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| The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has
| made a right mess of the opening day of its
| meeting in Egypt.
|
| Already under fire for holding the forum in
| Egypt, which banged up a blogger for four
| years, the group also made a truly ham-
| fisted attempt to censor debate at the
| meeting.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/16/igf_poster_fail/
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