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Microsoft Denial On Kyrgyzstan Censorship Conflicts With The Facts
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| A further investigation into who this
| association is and who Microsoft's local
| lawyer reveals facts that conflict with the
| accuracy of Microsoft's statement. The
| lawyer is Sergey Pavlovsky (see here,
| here), and he is the President of the
| "Association of Rights Holders of
| Intellectual Property Protection", a Kyrgyz
| organization; the President - not merely a
| "technical advisor". Pavlovsky is also the
| Co-Chair (.pdf) of the IT Committee of the
| American Chamber of Commerce in the Kyrgyz
| Republic. In other words, he's a big player
| in the world of anti-piracy in that region
| of the CIS.
|
| In December, 2007 representatives from
| Microsoft signed an agreement with
| Pavlovsky's association to represent
| Microsoft in matters relating to copyright
| infringement and the discovery of such
| infringement via confidential online
| technology.
|
| In January, 2010, Pavlovsky discusses the
| problems associated with enforcement of
| copyright violations in the Kyrgyz
| republic, one of which is that the
| copyright holder (i.e., Microsoft) needs to
| initiate a case with the Financial Police.
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http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/04/14/microsoft-denial-on-kyrgyzstan-censorship-conflicts-with-the-facts/
Microsoft, piracy, and independent media in Kyrgyzstan
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| As Jeffrey Carr reported on his Forbesâ
| blog today, Microsoft later said that âthe
| raid against Stan Media was initiated by
| the Kyrgyz police without any involvement
| from any Microsoft employees or anyone
| working on Microsoftâs behalf.â The company
| acknowledged that personnel involved in the
| Stan TV raid had represented Microsoft in
| previous âenforcement actions.â
|
| As president of the Kyrgyz Association of
| Rights Holders of Intellectual Property
| Protection, Pavlovsky has frequently spoken
| in the region on behalf of companies like
| Microsoft. In 2007, he spoke of his work
| detecting and pursuing the users of pirated
| Windows software. Kyrgyz law requires that
| a copyright holder initiate a complaint
| before financial police will investigate.
|
| CPJ has documented previous occasions in
| the former Soviet republics in which
| authorities used Microsoftâs name in
| pursuing independent media. In November
| 2007, the Samara edition of award-winning
| Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta was
| effectively shut down due to accusations
| that the company was using unlicensed
| Microsoft software.
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http://cpj.org/blog/2010/04/microsoft-piracy-and-independent-media-in-kyrgyzst.php
Recent:
How Microsoft Took The Wrong Side On The Kyrgyzstan Revolution
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| In my earlier post on the recent Kyrgyzstan
| revolution, I commented on the lack of
| cyber attacks and what that implies for
| this event. Now, thanks to the help of a
| contact in Central Asia, I see that the
| Bakiev administration had effectively shut
| down all opposition media in the months and
| weeks prior to the April 7th revolution,
| which isn't all that surprising.
|
| What is surprising, however, is that
| Microsoft appears to have helped Bakiev do
| it. Essentially, Microsoft's Kyrgyzstan
| agent assisted the Kyrgyz authorities in
| cracking down on dissenting media five days
| before last week's uprising.
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http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/04/12/how-microsoft-took-the-wrong-side-on-the-kyrgyzstan-revolution/
How Microsoft Took The Wrong Side On The Kyrgyzsta
http://slashdot.org/submission/1213606/How-Microsoft-Took-The-Wrong-Side-On-The-Kyrgyzsta
Congress slams China and Microsoft, praises Google
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| Two days after Google stopped censoring
| search results in China, a congressional
| panel praised the company's actions while
| excoriating the Beijing government for its
| record on Internet censorship and human
| rights.
|
| [...]
|
| "They [Microsoft] need to get on the right
| side of human rights rather than enabling
| tyranny, which they're doing right now,"
| Smith said.
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http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/24/technology/china_google_hearing/index.htm
Microsoft and Apple Should Follow Google Out of China
http://www.daniweb.com/news/story270668.html
Congress Rebukes Microsoft's Chinese Censorship, Microsoft Fires Back
http://www.dailytech.com/Congress+Rebukes+Microsofts+Chinese+Censorship+Microsoft+Fires+Back/article17984.htm
Congress On China: Google Gets A Big Wet Kiss. Microsoft Is âEnabling Tyrannyâ
http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/26/china-microsoft-google-tyranny/
Congressman: In China, Microsoft is 'enabling tyranny'
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/199369.asp?from=blog_last3
Lawmaker Blasts Microsoft
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| Microsoft came under attack Wednesday from
| a House lawmaker for not following Google's
| lead in resisting China's demand for
| foreign firms to abide by the country's
| censorship rules and Internet restrictions.
|
| During a hearing focused on Internet
| control in China before the Congressional-
| Executive Commission on China, Rep. Chris
| Smith, R-NJ, singled out Microsoft, which
| has said it will continue to operate in
| China and follow Chinese laws. Microsoft
| "needs to get with the program" and "join
| the side of human rights...rather than
| enabling tyranny," Smith said.
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http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/03/lawmaker-blasts-microsoft.php
Google Turns Up the China Burner, Microsoft Feels the Heat
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/microsoft-google-congress-china/
We're staying in China, says Microsoft, as free speech row with Google grows
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/25/china-microsoft-free-speech-google
Microsoft's Suport of Chinese Censorship: Smart Business, Poor Morals
http://www.dailytech.com/Microsofts+Suport+of+Chinese+Censorship+Smart+Business+Poor+Morals/article17966.htm
Microsoft criticized for stance in China following Google's shift
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/03/attention_turns_to_microsoft_in_wake_of_googles_china_shift.html
Google (Nasdaq:GOOG), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and China
http://www.financialadvisory.com/article/24-03-2010/800/google-(nasdaq-goog)-microsoft-(nasdaq-msft)-and-china/
Google does the right thing in China -- will Microsoft follow?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2010/03/google_does_the_right_thing_in.html
Google and China
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/opinion/24wed2.html
Google's China Loss is Microsoft's Gain?
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/03/googles_china_l.html
Google Exits China, But Microsoft is Staying
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361712,00.asp
China Rules Hurt U.S. Companies as Google Exit Looms
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-22/china-rules-hurt-u-s-companies-as-google-exit-looms-update1-.html
China accuses Google of being tool of the U.S. government
http://whitehatfirm.com/news/china-accuses-google-of-being-tool-of-the-u-s-government/2036.html
The Ministry of Truth Limits Reporting on Google in China 03/23/10 (Updated)
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/03/the-latest-directives-from-the-ministry-of-truth-032310/
Chinese Gov't Gives Press Orders On How To Report On Google's China Decision
http://techdirt.com/articles/20100325/1857188723.shtml
The Trials of Being a Chinese Reporter
http://sun-zoo.com/chinageeks/2010/03/24/the-trials-of-being-a-chinese-reporter/
How China's internet generation broke the silence
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/24/china-internet-generation-censorship
Microsoft response to Google maneuvers in China
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2011412878_microsoftresponsetogooglemaneuversinchina.html
Google Ends Internet Search Censorship in China
http://mcpmag.com/articles/2010/03/23/google-ends-internet-search-censorship-in-china.aspx
Google Ends Internet Search Censorship in China
http://redmondmag.com/articles/2010/03/23/google-ends-internet-search-censorship-in-china.aspx
Can Microsoft capitalize on Google's decision on China?
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/198967.asp
Google, China and Microsoft
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/03/google_china_and_microsoft.html
Could Google-China Spat Help Microsoft Bing?
http://www.crn.com/software/224000405
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