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CISPA Anyone? Exposing Pirates at The U.S. Government

Since the SOPA and PIPA uproar last year the Internet has become increasingly aware of the U.S. Government’s attempts at meddling with the web. One of the bills currently meeting resistance, after it failed...

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Monday, April 22nd, 2013 Net News No Comments

EU Plans ACTA 2.0 While Internet Providers Signal Against Site Blocking And Monitoring

While we’ve praised and complimented the determination of the European Parliament to kill a most dangerous anti-piracy legislation last year (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement a.k.a. ACTA), plans to come up with an improved version...

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Friday, April 19th, 2013 Net News No Comments

The Copyright Monopoly Was Always Intended To Prevent Freedom Of Expression

When Queen Mary I created the copyright monopoly on May 4, 1557, it was a purebred censorship mechanism: in exchange for a lucrative monopoly on printing, the London Company of Stationers agreed to let...

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Sunday, April 14th, 2013 Net News No Comments

When the FBI comes knocking, don’t hide laptops in your mom’s dishes

Barrett Brown, the former self-proclaimed Anonymous spokesperson, has been charged for the third time in four months on federal criminal charges. Brown was arrested and taken into custody in September after allegedly threatening an FBI...

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Friday, January 25th, 2013 Net News No Comments

New lawsuit against “revenge porn” site also targets GoDaddy

A new proposed class-action lawsuit is challenging a "revenge porn" website. End Revenge Porn So-called "involuntary porn" or "revenge porn" sites have continued to make more news—against the will of just about everyone...

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 Net News No Comments