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Dear Mandy: complaining to Peter Mandelson through the power of song
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| What's a good way to get politicians to
| listen to your point of view? Writing
| letters? Signing petitions? Inviting them
| over for dinner in your holiday villa in
| Greece?
|
| Or, if none of that works - for example, if
| you don't have a villa in Greece - you
| could try singing a song at them.
|
| That's the approach Dan Bull has taken,
| with a musical letter to Lord Mandelson
| politely suggesting that he might like to
| reconsider his proposals to cut off the
| internet of households if they are accused
| of filesharing.
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http://theridiculant.metro.co.uk/2009/11/dear-mandy-complaining-to-peter-mandelson-through-the-power-of-song.html
Day 22: Film studios issue ultimatum to ISPs
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| Internet service providers that shirked
| responsibilities to prevent copyright
| infringement on their networks should
| consider exiting the business, the Federal
| Court heard today.
|
| As the copyright case between the film
| industry and ISP iiNet approached its
| conclusion, the studio's barrister Tony
| Bannon SC suggested ISPs that did not want
| to deal with infringement notices should
| "get out of the business."
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/161447,day-22-film-studios-issue-ultimatum-to-isps.aspx
Pub 'fined Â8k' for Wi-Fi copyright infringement
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| A pub owner has been fined Â8,000 because
| someone unlawfully downloaded copyrighted
| material over their open Wi-Fi hotspot,
| according to the managing director of
| hotspot provider The Cloud.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39909136,00.htm
What the Queen didn't say
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| The Queen's speech was notable not so much
| for the new announcements in it, but for
| the things it didn't include. Her Majesty
| did not say that her government would
| disconnect it's citizen's internet
| connections, or introduce a Â50,000 fine
| for infringing the copyright of a file that
| cost Â0.00 to reproduce, or that it would
| give harsher penalties for downloading a
| file for free than for buying the exact
| same information on a counterfeit disc.
|
| But don't be fooled. This isn't a sudden
| outbreak of common sense, all those ill-
| considered provisions are still there, but
| for some reason the government forgot to
| tell the public about them in the Queen's
| speech.
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http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/blog/2009/nov/18/what-queen-didnt-say/
Recent:
Protests grow over digital bill
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| The Digital Economy bill has sparked a wave
| of protest among consumers and rights
| groups.
|
| Soon after the bill began its journey
| through Parliament on 19 November, many
| expressed worries about parts of it.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8374732.stm
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