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A Proposal in Taiwan to Enforce Copyright Laws Is Facing Concerns

May 28, 2013

A proposal in Taiwan to enforce copyright laws by blocking access to top piracy sites is facing concerns that the measures could impinge on Internet freedoms on the island. The intellectual property office of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic ...

Tags: Anti-Piracy Proposal, Taiwan, SOPA

U.S. Companies Should Be Allowed to Take Aggressive Countermeasures Against Hackers

May 28, 2013

U.S. companies should be allowed to take aggressive countermeasures against hackers seeking to steal their intellectual property, contends the private Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property. The 100-page report, ...

Tags: IP, US, Computer Products

Momentum Is Growing in The U.S. Congress to Overturn a U.S. Library of Congress Ruling

Mar 14, 2013

Momentum is growing in the U.S. Congress to overturn a U.S. Library of Congress ruling that took mobile phone unlocking out of the legal exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Late Monday, a group of senators and ...

Tags: mobile phone, mobile phone unlocking, switch carriers

New Legislation in Congress Would Establish a Government Task Force

Mar 7, 2013

New legislation in Congress would establish a government task force to monitor domestic and overseas policy proposals that could threaten Internet freedom. The Global Free Internet Act, introduced Tuesday by Rep. Zoe Lofgren and three ...

Tags: Internet freedom, legislation, US

There Will a Rush to Create New Versions of The Controversial SOPA or PIPA

Jan 16, 2013

As A new U.S. Congress begins work this month, few insiders expect that there will a rush to create new versions of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Internet antipiracy legislation, as embodied ...

Tags: Stop Online Piracy Act, Protect IP Act, U.S.Congress

Aaron Swartz Has Been Found Dead in His Home in New York in an Apparent Suicide

Jan 14, 2013

, the co-founder of popular website Reddit and the co-creator, in his teens, of the RSS syndication tool, has been found dead in his home in New York in an apparent suicide. The precocious programmer and internet activist had been due in ...

Tags: Aaron Swartz, Reddit, RSS syndication tool, suicide

Don't Expect Lawmakers to Rush out a New Version of The SOPA or PIPA

Jan 5, 2013

As a new session of the U.S. Congress convenes in early 2013, don't expect lawmakers to rush out a new version of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Protect IP Act (PIPA). While some groups representing copyright holders still want ...

Tags: U.S.Congress, SOPA, 2013, PIPA

The Most Controversial Tech Issue Taken up by The Outgoing Congress Was The SOPA

Jan 5, 2013

The most controversial tech issue taken up by the outgoing Congress was, by far, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). This legislation drew a humongous public outcry that prompted a wholesale retreat by its supporters. But thanks to the ...

Tags: SOPA, legislation, controversial tech, outgoing Congress

The House Judiciary Committee Is Moving Toward Passage of a Small Portion

Jan 4, 2013

The House Judiciary Committee is moving toward passage of a small portion of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, raising concerns among SOPA opponents. The committee has released a draft bill, called the Intellectual Property ...

Tags: SOPA, online piracy, intellectual property, USA

Proposed Laws Could Protect Virtual Intellectual Property.

Dec 28, 2012

Proposed laws could protect virtual intellectual property. A number of Internet laws that aim to protect intellectual property rights online have been proposed in recent months. While only one piece of legislation has passed, proposed ...

Tags: Business Implications, Computer Products, Cyber Legislation

The Russian Version of Wikipedia Went Black to Protest a Proposed Law

Dec 26, 2012

IDG News Service - The Russian version of Wikipedia went black on Tuesday to protest a proposed law that could become the basis for Internet censorship. Wikipedia's protest is backed by other large Russian online businesses such as the ...

Tags: Internet censorship, electronic curtain, firewall, Wikipedia

Residents of Estonia Have The Most Freedom to Do What They Want on The Internet

Dec 25, 2012

Residents of Estonia have the most freedom to do what they want on the Internet, with the U.S. ranking second among 47 countries examined by a group that pushes for democratic freedoms worldwide. However, residents of several countries ...

Tags: Estonia, Internet study, US, Internet freedom

The Nation's IT Industry Believes Has High Potential to Lead to Internet Censorship

Dec 21, 2012

The upper house of the Russian Parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that the nation's IT industry believes has high potential to lead to Internet censorship. The bill, including amendments to several laws, was adopted by the upper house ...

Tags: upper house, Russian Parliament, bill, IT industry

Wikipedia Was out of Action Again on Monday,out of Protest,as It Has Been in The Past

Dec 21, 2012

Wikipedia was out of action again on Monday, but not intentionally, out of protest, as it has been in the past. This time, the user-generated online encyclopaedia was knocked offline because two fibre cables connecting its datacentres in ...

Tags: Wikipedia, online encyclopaedia, offline, fibre cable

Middle East Countries Experience The Least Internet Freedom

Dec 20, 2012

Middle East countries experience the least Internet freedom, according to a new study. Residents of Estonia have the most freedom, with the U.S. ranking second among 47 countries examined by a group that pushes for democratic freedoms ...

Tags: Freedom, Government study, internet, internet freedom

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