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Slam Poetry and Stories Shine at New Mexico Internet Hearing

http://www.savetheinternet.com

In a state like New Mexico, which ranks 47th in broadband access and where only 10% of Native Americans have high-speed Internet connections, the message resonated.
The solution? Get the FCC to restore its authority over broadband, pass strong Net Neutrality rules

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Created by lozz 13 years 21 weeks ago
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The Case Against COICA

https://www.eff.org

Neither the Judiciary Committee nor the entertainment industry should be standing behind legislation that meddles so deeply with the Internet's architecture and is so broadly hostile to freedom of speech and innovation.

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Created by lozz 13 years 22 weeks ago
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Comment La Quadrature's Draft Response to the Internet Directive Consultation

http://www.laquadrature.net

Just one day before the final deadline of the e-Commerce (or Internet directive) consultation, La Quadrature du Net publishes the draft of its response.

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Created by lozz 13 years 23 weeks ago
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Oracle: Google 'directly copied' our Java code

http://www.computerworld.com

Oracle has updated its lawsuit against Google to allege that parts of its Android mobile phone software "directly copied" Oracle's Java code.

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Created by lozz 13 years 24 weeks ago
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Sarkozy Exports Repressive Internet

http://www.laquadrature.net

Sarkozy is trying to use the conference as a showcase to promote the French repressive schemes and to avoid turning it into a strong statement that online freedom of expression is a condition of democracy.

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Created by lozz 13 years 25 weeks ago
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ACTA is No Done Deal!

http://www.laquadrature.net

It will leave the MEPs and members of National Parliaments with a historical choice: blessing this circumvention of democracy or affirming that law is produced by elected representatives", declares Philippe Aigrain, founder of La Quadrature du Net.

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Created by lozz 13 years 28 weeks ago
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White House IP Chief Talks Tough on Online Piracy

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com

Espinel spoke largely about the online flow of pirated goods and content, but she is pressing a broader intellectual property agenda outlined in a strategic plan the White House released in June.

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Created by lozz 13 years 28 weeks ago
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A Field Guide to Copyright Trolls

https://www.eff.org

With all of this talk about copyright trolls and spamigation, it is easy to get confused. Who is suing over copies of Far Cry and The Hurt Locker? Who is suing bloggers? Who is trying to protect their anonymity? Who is defending fair use? What do newspapers have to do with any of this?

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Created by JRepin 13 years 29 weeks ago
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Mozilla Joins OIN

http://www.marketwire.com

Open Invention Network (OIN) today extended the Linux ecosystem with the signing of Mozilla as a licensee.

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Created by LinuxPwns 13 years 29 weeks ago
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The future of internet censorship

http://www.efa.org.au

The internet is such a great enabler of free speech. Why do governments want to censor it?

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Created by lozz 13 years 29 weeks ago
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Thailand activist arrested after #IAL2010 needs your support!

http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org

Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Prachatai director was arrested at Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport.
A Journalist and anti-censorship believer (@Jiew on twitter) was returning from the Conference “Internet at Liberty 2010: The Promise and Peril of Free Expression” held in Budapest.

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Created by lozz 13 years 29 weeks ago
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SCO v. Novell Trial, Day 5, Friday, March 12, 2010 - as text

http://www.groklaw.net

Now that SCO has filed its appeal brief in SCO v. Novell, let's get back to the trial itself. We've already done the first four days' transcripts, and here is the transcript of day five, as text, of the SCO v. Novell trial.

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Created by the_borg10001101 13 years 29 weeks ago
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Google Code now accepting all OSI approved licences

http://www.h-online.com

Google has announced that its open source Google Code project hosting service now supports any Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved licence

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Created by keyboardninja 13 years 30 weeks ago
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The Cost of Free/Open Source Licensing FUD

http://techrights.org

Another player in the licence FUD market steps in for a round of self promotion

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Created by komrad 13 years 30 weeks ago
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SCO Files Appeal Brief - The 2nd Time Around

http://www.groklaw.net

SCO has now filed its appeal brief with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. This is the second time SCO has appealed a loss in the US District Court in Utah to this appeals court.

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