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WikiLeaks’ Assange Seeks Appeal to U.K. Supreme Court

Julian Assange and his lawyer Jennifer Robinson arrive for his extradition hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London earlier this year. Matt Dunham/AP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seeking to appeal his extradition...

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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 Net News No Comments

When lobbyists are involved, everyone pays

Britain’s Digital Economy Act 2010 (DEB) is an example of how politicians are subjected to “an extraordinary degree” of unhelpful lobbying, “says an intellectual property review ,

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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 Net News No Comments

UK MP: Digital Economy Act Won’t Be Fixed Until 2013

Eric Joyce, Labor MP for Falkirk, says that many arguments used to pass the legislation were "nonsense," and that it'll only be "through experience gained through the application of the Act" that "significant...

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Monday, March 28th, 2011 Net News No Comments

UK to probe Google for privacy breaches

p2pnet view P2P | Advertising:- When a single US advertising company has the power to cause sovereign nations to spend taxpayer money to force it to behave responsibly, something is very seriously amiss....

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Monday, October 25th, 2010 Net News No Comments

Google coached new UK prime minister

p2pnet view Advertising | Politics:- “Hi Jon”, says Jazz in an email from the UK. “It looks as though we’re about to become a third world country. Do you think Eric and his...

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Monday, October 25th, 2010 Net News No Comments