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France floats Google music-and-movie tax
Vive la différence France should tax Google and other online US giants to subsidize local music and movie industries, a report commissioned by the country’s culture ministry has recommended.…
Continue reading »Hacktivists Protest Proposed Shutdown of P2P Sites
Spanish courts have ruled repeatedly that operating a file-sharing oriented website without profiting directly from infringements falls within the boundaries of the law. In an attempt to change this, the Spanish Government has recently proposed new legislation under which sites offering links to copyright works could be taken offline without a judicial order. It comes as no surprise that the announcement has been met with firm opposition from activists and hacktivists, who quickly organized several protests.
Continue reading »Libel reform campaigners seek £10k damages cap
Apology better than payout English libel law imposes disproportionate restrictions on free speech, according to an independent report that recommends 10 changes to the laws. The Ministry of Justice said today that it will launch a consultation on defamation and the internet.…
Continue reading »MOC and GAPP in WoW War
p2pnet news view Politics | Games:- Open warfare has broken out between China’s ministry of culture (MOC) and the general administration of press and publications (GAPP). The two are currently washing their dirty linen in public. And it’s all over a game.
Continue reading »No ‘rehab camps’ for China net addicts
An illegal “rehabilitation camp” for ‘net addicts’ was closed and 13 workers, including its president, were arrested after a 15-year-old Deng Senshan (right) died, said p2pnet in August, quoting China Daily . “In photographs shown to China Daily, Deng’s body is pictured with bruises and his face is covered in blood,” says the story. Now a “front-line advocate of treating Internet addiction” says “net addicts” should be taken to “qualified health institutions rather than rehab camps,” says China state news agency Xinhua .
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