Copyright or Censorship? (Video)
Youtube – alawson911 It is my contention that spurious accusations of copyright infringement can be used to suppress videos that are not liked, in certain…
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Righthaven’s Bad Month Ends With Mistakenly Filed Lawsuit
Electronic Frontier Foundation David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post Righthaven has once again tripped over itself while attempting to use the courts to bully a…
Google, FTC reach Google Buzz privacy settlement
The US Federal Trade Commission announced it has reached a settlement with Google over privacy concerns with Google Buzz. © AFP/DDP/File AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) –…
Supporters of DHS Domain Name Seizures Undervalue Important Constitutional Protections
David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post This site has been generally critical of recent United States policy toward copyright issues. We have expressed discomfort with…
MIT’s Implantable Nanotech Sensor Monitors for Cancer and Now Heart Attacks
Nanotech implant to monitor heart Aaron Saenz Singularity Hub Heart attacks and cancer account for nearly half of all deaths in the United States –…
Strangling of the Free Internet Begins
Editor’s Note: For additional details about what Matt Ryan correctly calls a “cocktail of attacks” on the free Internet, please read the series of articles…
FBI center takes on $1 billion ID project
Dees Illustration Eric Eyre Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Clarksburg FBI complex is taking part in a $1 billion project that will enable law…
US appeals court reinstates wiretap abuse lawsuit
NSA headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland © AFP/File Saul Loeb AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – An appeals court Monday reinstated a lawsuit challenging a law giving…
White House Wants It To Be A Felony To Stream Infringing Materials
Wikimedia Commons Image David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post One aspect of the White Paper that has grabbed headlines is the Obama Administration’s recommendation that…
New Proposal to Wiretap Suspected Infringers Raises Privacy Concerns
This is Part II of a series of articles analyzing specific aspects of the Obama Administration’s White Paper (available for download here), recommending legislative changes…
Obama Proposes Harsh New Copyright Laws for Internet
Do Obama’s Proposed New Copyright Laws Go Too Far? (Part I) Obama Administration IP Czar Victoria Espinel David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post On Tuesday,…
Can The Law Treat A Blogger Differently Than A Print Journalist?
Screenshot of the Cutler Files David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post The last few weeks have seen websites and blogs forced to fight back against…
White House backs online ‘privacy bill of rights’
© AFP/File YOSHIKAZU TSUNO AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a “consumer privacy bill of rights” that would…
Al Franken: ‘They’re coming after the Internet’
Mike Zapler Politico AUSTIN, Texas — Sen. Al Franken claimed Monday that big corporations are “hoping to destroy” the Internet and issued a call to…