PROTECT IP Act

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First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

The Next Free Trade Agreement Aims to Regulate the Internet

( via )The Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement, is up for a vote in the European Parliament this Wednesday, May 22. TAFTA is a free trade area proposal between the European Union and the United States. It aims to open up trade between the US's NAFTA bloc ... [Published Motherboard Magazine - May 21 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Hacking Politics: name-your-price ebook on the history of the SOPA fight

div class="video-container"> Hacking Politics is a new book recounting the history of the fight against SOPA, when geeks, hackers and activists turned Washington politics upside-down and changed how Congress thinks about the Internet. It collects ... [Published Boing Boing - May 16 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Internet activists, LGBTs join clam...

MANILA ? There is a growing clamor against President Benigno Aquino?s newly-approved Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Various civil rights advocacy groups and political organizations are already demanding that the Supreme ... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 16 2013]
Entities: Libel, Cybercrime, Cybersex, Gay
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

This Copyright Bill Could Help Small Business Owners, Girl Talk, Service Members, and the Blind

The last time Congress tried to pass major copyright reforms, 2011's Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), it pissed off just about every corner of the Internet, from Google to Wikipedia to the Teen Witch Fan Club . SOPA and PIPA ... [Published MoJo Articles | Mother Jones - May 16 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Who Controls the Internet?

The idea that anyone is controlling the Internet runs contrary to common knowledge. The Web has a tradition of hosting free content with relatively little government or regulatory interference, and is today backed by a fervent army of supporters ready ... [Published Government Technology US - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

3D Printing Might Make Gun Regulation RIAA vs. NRA

Restricting intellectual property may be some legislators' best weapon in the fight to regulate guns.In the 3D-printed future, politicians who oppose the NRA might do best by aligning themselves with the RIAA if the YouTube takedown of a video of Defense ... [Published PC Magazine - May 15 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Online advocacy, slacktivism and making a real difference

Dr Jeremy MalcolmMay 15, 2013The vast majority of online statements and petitions have absolutely no effect on policy makersSlacktivism: Shallow engagement with social problems that does not follow through into concrete action offlineDigital Consumers ... [Published Digital News Asia - May 14 2013]
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

EDITORIAL: Hey, stop trying to censor the Internet

Software piracy and copyright infringement is a huge problem for the entertainment industry. Since April 2011, three bills and one international trade agreement have been introduced as attempts to curb digital copyright infringement. None of the four ... [Published State Hornet - May 09 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Cyber Bill Fails in U.S. Senate, but Online Privacy Concerns Live On

(IPS) - For the second year in a row, activists have successfully defeated a proposal to allow Internet companies to provide customers’ private information to government agencies and each other without risking violation of privacy laws and agreements ... [Published Inter Press Service - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Are Americans? rights being eroded?

On Monday, this paper ran a story in which China “slammed the human rights record of the United States,” saying that “political donations to election campaigns have undue influence on U.S. policy” and “the U.S. government continues to strengthen the monitoring ... [Published Hendersonville Times News - Apr 27 2013]
First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

CISPA Cyber Security Bill Likely Dead on Arrival in Senate due to Privacy Concerns

CISPA opponents take heart: citing “insufficient” privacy protection, the controversial cybersecurity legislation looks like it’s dead on arrival in the Senate, despite clearing the House of Representatives.An aide to the Senate’s Committee on Commerce, ... [Published Techzone360 - Apr 27 2013]
First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Implications of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) of 2013

CISPA) of 2013" src="http://editorial.equities.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Congress-e1344532637241-300x256.jpg" alt=" " width="300" height="256" />The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, co-written by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 25 2013]

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Wilson's intention goes beyond 3D-printing guns, which is just what he calls "a very clever way of unpacking the ideology for people." His goal is the dissolution and dismantlement of the state and his reason for that is to limit what he sees as the centralization of power in the wo...
...what America needs to compete in the 21st century-public policy that fosters technological innovation and productivity," Eshoo said in a statement. "I look forward to working with the ITIF on this critical mission."
"While the bill’s sponsors talk about China hacking in or a terrorist organisation taking down the grid, they’re writing legislation that’s much broader." -- ACLU's Michelle Richardson
"CISPA is written broadly enough to permit your communications service providers to share your emails and text messages with the government, or your cloud storage company could share your stored files,” said the Electronic Frontier Foundation (FCC), an online privacy advocacy group."

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The Next Free Trade Agreement Aims to Regulate ... [Published Motherboard Magazine - May 21 2013]
Hacking Politics: name-your-price ebook on the ... [Published Boing Boing - May 16 2013]
Internet activists, LGBTs join clam... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 16 2013]
This Copyright Bill Could Help Small Business O... [Published MoJo Articles | Mother Jones - May 16 2013]
Who Controls the Internet? [Published Government Technology US - May 16 2013]
3D Printing Might Make Gun Regulation RIAA vs. NRA [Published PC Magazine - May 15 2013]
The way forward for FWD.us [Published Washington Post - May 15 2013]
Online advocacy, slacktivism and making a real ... [Published Digital News Asia - May 14 2013]
Syria’s Internet silence could happen to us [Published ECN - May 14 2013]
EDITORIAL: Hey, stop trying to censor the Internet [Published State Hornet - May 09 2013]
Eshoo Named ITIF Honorary Cochair [Published Multichannel Online - May 03 2013]
Cyber Bill Fails in U.S. Senate, but Online Pri... [Published Inter Press Service - Apr 30 2013]
Keep Big Brother off the Internet [Published The Columbia Chronicle - Apr 29 2013]
Graham's Campaign Collects Bundle from Lobbyists [Published Cutting Edge News - Apr 29 2013]
Are Americans? rights being eroded? [Published Hendersonville Times News - Apr 27 2013]
CISPA Cyber Security Bill Likely Dead on Arriva... [Published Techzone360 - Apr 27 2013]
Implications of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 25 2013]
WTF Wednesday: Tech giants help pass cyber surv... [Published This.org feed - Apr 24 2013]
EDITORIAL: CISPA raises privacy concerns despit... [Published Marquette Tribune - Apr 23 2013]
Another misguided online security push [Published HamptonRoads.com - Apr 23 2013]
CISPA stirs up controversy online [Published Daily Helmsman - Apr 23 2013]
Anonymous and Libertarians Protest CISPA; Tech ... [Published Mojo Feed | Mother Jones - Apr 22 2013]
Blogger, activist pals answer Anons' CISPA webs... [Published The Register - Apr 22 2013]
Anonymous calls for internet blackout to protes... [Published Russia Today - Apr 21 2013]
Anonymous calls for Internet blackout on April ... [Published zeenews.com - Apr 21 2013]
Hacking collective Anonymous calls for Internet... [Published News Track India - Apr 21 2013]
Call for internet blackout to protest CISPA [Published Press tv - Apr 20 2013]
Talk Begins of Online ‘Blackout’ in CISPA Protest [Published Akron News Now - Apr 20 2013]
Will Online 'Blackout' Come Monday? [Published ABC News - Apr 19 2013]
Talk Begins of April 22 Online ?Blackout? in CI... [Published ABC News - Apr 19 2013]
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Hacking Politics: name-your-price ebook on the ... [Published Boing Boing - May 16 2013]
div class="video-container"> Hacking Politics is a new book recounting the history of the fight against SOPA, when geeks, hackers and activists turned Washington politics upside-down and changed how Congress thinks about the Internet. It collects ...
WTF Wednesday: Tech giants help pass cyber surv... [Published This.org feed - Apr 24 2013]
Remember that day Wikipedia didn’t have all the answers? That day you turned to the world’s trustiest encyclopedia but all it said was, “Imagine a world without free knowledge”? Last year on January 18, thousands of websites protested against the major ...
Anonymous and Libertarians Protest CISPA; Tech ... [Published Mojo Feed | Mother Jones - Apr 22 2013]
About  400 websites are taking part in an online blackout today to protest the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). The web-based demonstration, organized by the hacktivist organization, Anonymous, is not likely to interfere with ...
Simon Maloy: Commentator Paid By Film Industry ... [Published Media Matters for America - County Fair - Mar 07 2013]
FoxNews.com featured an op-ed today by Colin Hanna, head of the conservative group Let Freedom Ring, pushing federal lawmakers to "address quickly and responsibly" the threat facing the film industry from "intellectual property pirates." This is important, ...
Tech Lobbying Booms As Government Meddling Rises [Published ReadWriteWeb - Feb 20 2013]
When you're looking for a job, success often comes down to who you know. And if you're a company hoping to make government work for you, success may come down to who you pay. Even as the  total sum spent on lobbying has declined  for the second year ...
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