What Will 2009 Bring to Filesharing and Technology?
It’s the end of 2008 as we know it, but what will 2009 bring? We look at the past for clues into the future.
There’s been plenty of ups and downs just like any other year, but as we march on into 2009, what can we expect to see in what could shape up to [...]
CBC Reporter Spends Four Months Issuing Complaint to Telecom Complaints Commission
Just about everything is quick on the internet unless you’re a Canadian and have a complaint about a telecommunications giant.
For those who thought that the new complaints commission in Canada was a marvelous plan that would go off without a hitch, they may want to hit the back button on this next story. A [...]
Protesters Hit the Streets Over Australian Internet Censorship Proposals
Australian digital rights organizations are applauding the high turnout in a country-wide demonstration against proposed Australian internet blacklists.
The Electronic Frontiers Australia recently applauded the high turnout for protests against proposed censorship laws that would block access to websites deemed by the government as “inappropriate”.
From the press release:
“The forthcoming protests by the Digital Liberty Coalition and [...]
French Digital Rights Advocates Decry Telecom Package’s ‘Gradual Response’
Says that the current telecoms package would violate basic civil rights in Europe.
A little over a week ago, we reported on the French Prime Minister overruling democracy and vetoing provisions in the telecoms package that would stop any form of a “three strike provision” in the European Parliament. Recently, French digital rights advocates from [...]
Over 100 International Public Interest Organizations Demand ACTA Be Made Public
Over 100 public interest organizations have demanded that ACTA, the notoriously secret treaty being negotiated by numerous nations around the world, to finally be made public.
The EFF points to a very interesting news release which announces that several organizations from around the world are demanding that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement be made public. The [...]
Australian Government to Finance Faulty Internet Filtering Technology
Apparently, keeping your fingers crossed is good enough for the Australian government who plans to use ISP-based filtering technology despite evidence saying it’s a waste of time and money.
There’s an interesting report from Australian IT which says that the Australian government has allocated $125.8 million in taxpayers money to help internet security initiatives – an [...]
One of the RIAA’s Law Firms Tries to Scare British P2P Users
There’s some more anti-p2p propaganda starting to circulate as news in Britain, but an investigation into the law firm reveals that there is a connection between the law firm and the RIAA.
It seems to be the latest thing for the Recording Industry Association of America – hire different firms to pretend to be an unbiased [...]
French ISP Openly Refuses to Filter P2P – Defying Laws to Do So?
Boldly going where no ISP has gone before.
Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like some of the ones located in Britain have ended up being bullied into or willfully accepting content filtering of the internet. Other ISPs like ones located in Australia will openly disagree with content filtering. One ISP in France, called “Free”, [...]
US – Public Pressure Caused ISP Cable One to End Customer Snooping
An interesting report reveals that Cable One had been quietly conducting targeted advertising on its customers, but pulled the plug once pressure mounted to end such trials.
It’s been quite a spectacle. ISPs being under fire for privacy related issues with its own customers has frazzled more than a few nerves in the past couple [...]
UK – New P2P Scheme: Charge for Unauthorized Content – Problem: DPI Unfeasable
There’s a fresh report featured on PaidContent that features a glowing new scheme to monetize existing P2P. The problem is that there’s no technology available today that is actually up to the test.
ArsTechnica highlighted the story and correctly notes that there “are a number of reasons to be skeptical of the report”, but there [...]
