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MPAA Dismisses Demand for Copyright Treaty Transparency as “Distraction”
Says Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations shouldn’t be derailed over public concerns that they’ll have no say in an international agreement that could force their ISPs to monitor their Internet traffic and disconnect those accused of illegal file-sharing. I first discussed some of the emerging details of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) currently being negotiated in secret earlier this month. Instead of focusing on customs procedures and enforcement to fight large scale commercial piracy it has delved into the area of noncommercial illegal file-sharing at the behest of international entertainment corporations as many have feared.
Continue reading »Stephen Fry Compares RIAA to “Big Tobacco”
UK actor blasts failed prosecution of illegal file-sharers and said that most people are more than willing to pay a "fair" price to download content legally. Stephen Fry , the multi-talented UK actor, writer, comedian, author, television presenter and film director, delivered a rousing speech to a crowd at the iTunes Festival in London this past Sunday in which he criticized the entertainment industry for its overly aggressive prosecution of illegal file-sharers. "Making examples of ordinary people is the stupidest thing the record industry can do," he told the audience, and he doesn’t believe that bands "are in favor" of the strategy, many of which have said they certainly are not .
Continue reading »Exclusive: Canadian Pirate Party Responds to Green Party
We already reported on the Green Party of Canada saying that we don’t need a Pirate Party of Canada because Canada has the Green Party . This was in response to word that the Pirate Party of Canada was forming in Canada. We’ve now gotten a response from the Pirate Party of Canada about what they think about what the Green Party said.
Continue reading »Canada Pirate Party, Ahoy! ;p
Canada is another step closer to launching its own Pirate Party with which to take on the Powers That Used To Be . At the helm, for the moment, is Rob Britton who, via a p2pnet Reader’s Write , told us he’d set up a forum for the Pirate Party of Canada at http://www.piratepartyofcanada.com/forum . “We are currently in the process of setting up legal entities with which we can manage funds and coordinate to form a legal federal party,” he says.
Continue reading »Panera Bread’s Evil Torrent Filter
With over 1250 free WiFi access points across the US, Panera Bread is offering a much appreciated service to its customers. Tens of thousands of people use their free wireless Internet every day, and the company even lists it as one of their selling points on their website. “Send an email as you munch a warm bagel.
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