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Europe just voted to wreck the internet, spying on everything and censoring vast swathes of our communications

September 13, 2018 Underground

Europe just voted to wreck the internet, spying on everything and censoring vast swathes of our communications If you thought the EU was this amazing place that would bring all countries together … Continue reading Europe just voted to wreck the internet, spying on everything and censoring vast swathes of our communications

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The E.U.’s New Copyright Law Spells Disaster for the Internet

June 21, 2018 Underground

If approved in a plenary vote, Articles 11 and 13 place an impossible burden on companies to police the content that gets posted on their sites. You won’t be able to share … Continue reading The E.U.’s New Copyright Law Spells Disaster for the Internet

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The EU’s latest copyright proposal is so bad, it even outlaws Creative Commons licenses

April 11, 2018 Underground

The EU’s latest copyright proposal is so bad, it even outlaws Creative Commons licenses The EU has been completely taken over by the entertainment industry. Source: The EU’s latest copyright proposal is … Continue reading The EU’s latest copyright proposal is so bad, it even outlaws Creative Commons licenses

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Federal Judge Says Embedding a Tweet Can Be Copyright Infringement

February 16, 2018February 22, 2018 Underground

Rejecting years of settled precedent, a federal court in New York has ruled [PDF] that you could infringe copyright simply by embedding a tweet in a web page. Even worse, the logic … Continue reading Federal Judge Says Embedding a Tweet Can Be Copyright Infringement

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Netflix, Microsoft, and Google just quietly changed how the web works

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Netflix, Microsoft, and Google just quietly changed how the web works

September 22, 2017 Underground

The organization that sets standards for the web just failed to beat back a stupid, greedy technology. This is bad, as it means that the Internet will start moving away from free content to paid content in a way that keeping an historical record of content on the net will start to … Continue reading Netflix, Microsoft, and Google just quietly changed how the web works

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Desperate John Deere tractor owners are downloading illegal Ukrainian firmware hacks to get the crops in

March 23, 2017 Charles

Desperate John Deere tractor owners are downloading illegal Ukrainian firmware hacks to get the crops in Source: Desperate John Deere tractor owners are downloading illegal Ukrainian firmware hacks to get the crops … Continue reading Desperate John Deere tractor owners are downloading illegal Ukrainian firmware hacks to get the crops in

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The MPAA lobbyist who wrote SOPA will help draft the Democratic Party platform

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 Charles

The MPAA lobbyist who wrote SOPA will help draft the Democratic Party platform Great, SOPA was one of the worst pieces of legislation ever proposed. Good choice for the Democrats. Not. Source: … Continue reading The MPAA lobbyist who wrote SOPA will help draft the Democratic Party platform

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Will Prince’s control of his music extend from the grave? 

April 22, 2016May 22, 2016 kkaybu

The late pop star Prince was known in life as an artist fiercely protective of his intellectual property, but how much others may profit from his legacy, including a large body of … Continue reading Will Prince’s control of his music extend from the grave? 

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Wikimedia’s free photo database of artworks violates copyright, court rules

April 4, 2016May 21, 2016 Charles

Wikimedia claims Swedish court decision means tourists who take selfies at famous landmarks and spread them online could be in violation of law Poorly written article because it ends with the following … Continue reading Wikimedia’s free photo database of artworks violates copyright, court rules

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When copyright law goes too far even Hitler reacts!

March 31, 2016May 21, 2016 Charles

An oldie but goodie, shows what happens when we give corporations too much power. Source: Hitler reacts to the Hitler parodies being removed from YouTube Continue reading When copyright law goes too far even Hitler reacts!

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Man Faces Prison Sentence For Circumventing UK Pirate Site Blockade

March 24, 2016May 22, 2016 Charles

Continue reading “Man Faces Prison Sentence For Circumventing UK Pirate Site Blockade”

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Bill Gates sold rights to the Tiananmen Square pictures to a Chinese company

January 28, 2016May 22, 2016 Charles

A bigger concern is that a Chinese owner might choose to restrict—or be compelled to restrict—the use of sensitive images internationally. That would amount to, in effect, China’s censorship affecting a global … Continue reading Bill Gates sold rights to the Tiananmen Square pictures to a Chinese company

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