Archive for March, 2016

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Some prominent Chinese are chafing against censorship. Then their c…

March 31, 2016

Some prominent Chinese are chafing against censorship. Then their complaints are censored http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-dissent-20160331-story.html #uk increasingly similar

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‘Barney’s Wall’ Needs Money to Complete Film http://easthamptonstar…

March 31, 2016

‘Barney’s Wall’ Needs Money to Complete Film http://easthamptonstar.com/Arts/2016329/Barneys-Wall-Needs-Money-Complete-Film movie about #us #censorship http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/barneys-wall-new-film-celebrates-how-one-man-brought-down-censorship-in-the-us-300244281.html

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#tories in the #uk and in #canada are ensuring that soon enough the…

March 31, 2016

#tories in the #uk and in #canada are ensuring that soon enough the likelihood of investigative journalism there is as 'high' as in #china

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#tories have done extraordinary damage to free speech proponents, #…

March 31, 2016

#tories have done extraordinary damage to free speech proponents, #security experts, and so on. #uk industry suffers from Tory policies.

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UK cops tell suspect to hand over crypto keys in US hacking case ht…

March 31, 2016

UK cops tell suspect to hand over crypto keys in US hacking case http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/uk-cops-tell-suspect-to-hand-over-crypto-keys-in-us-hacking-case/ #uk is dead for digital/technology rights advocacy

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New Bill Designed To Stop Egregious Venue Shopping By Patent Trolls…

March 31, 2016

New Bill Designed To Stop Egregious Venue Shopping By Patent Trolls https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160329/16045734049/new-bill-designed-to-stop-egregious-venue-shopping-patent-trolls.shtml on VENUE Act. See http://techrights.org/2016/03/23/npe-2016-and-venue-act/

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Firm of #patent lawyers releases paper in support of #swpats and ca…

March 31, 2016

Firm of #patent lawyers releases paper in support of #swpats and calls it "Comprehensive Study" for legitimacy http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2016/03/31/goodwin-procter-releases-comprehensive-study-protecting-and-enforcing-software-innovation

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#uk is sticking it to #china by showing that under #tories we’re ba…

March 31, 2016

#uk is sticking it to #china by showing that under #tories we're basically as aggressive (if not more aggressive) https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160331/10404734067/uk-law-enforcement-trying-to-force-man-theyve-never-charged-with-crime-to-decrypt-his-computers-it.shtml

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Yet Another #Security Flaw In Government Websites https://www.techd…

March 31, 2016

Yet Another #Security Flaw In Government Websites https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160322/08243933978/look-yet-another-security-flaw-government-websites.shtml maybe they should hire sec pros, but would they work for govt.?

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Federal Circuit Confirms: USITC has no Jurisdiction over Purely Ele…

March 31, 2016

Federal Circuit Confirms: USITC has no Jurisdiction over Purely Electronic Products http://patentlyo.com/patent/2016/03/jurisdiction-electronic-products.html but #itc embargoed mice for MSFT