md1500 points us to news that will surprise absolutely no one. Apparently BPI (the UK version of the RIAA) is using the Newzbin2 ruling to seek broad censorship over a variety of websites it doesn’t like: The first likely step,…
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BPI Using Newzbin2 Ruling To Seek Much Broader Censorship Of Sites It Doesn’t Like In The UK
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Posted in Corporate Censorship, Internet Censorship
Posted in Corporate Censorship, Internet Censorship
Secret Censors Could Cripple the Internet
The Open Rights Group has published details of secret plans to censor the internet – plans which, if implemented, would probably see the ORG site booted off the net for copyright infringement. The plans are being developed by a motley…
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Posted in Human Rights
Posted in Human Rights
UK Rightsholders Want Web Censorship; Don’t Want The Public To Be A Part Of The Conversation
A whole bunch of you have been pointing to James Firth’s detailed post concerning some leaked information about a “private” meeting of rightsholders, ISPs and the government in the UK to discuss a “voluntary” web censorship system designed to block…
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Posted in Human Rights
Posted in Human Rights
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