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Still A Long Way To Go For Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - http://bit.ly/nbbeYH good summary of where things stand #acta

pic of the week : Leadenhall Market - http://bit.ly/qBRUDP gorgeous #london #pix #flickr

Project Biped - http://bit.ly/oryWpH #openhardware project to produce dynamically-balanced bipedal #robot using 3d printer

France gets A+ from the US for its anti-consumer intellectual property related policies - http://bit.ly/orgmuF French citizens can get lost

Fujian fish drop dead in biblical proportions - http://bit.ly/qHtvHC eek #china

Photographs Are Mechanical Representations Of Facts, And Thus Should Have Only Thin Copyright Protection - http://bit.ly/qVjYw1 interesting

U.S. measures to reduce teenage smoking deemed WTO violation - http://bit.ly/nrLBdF #WTO is a disgrace - time to abolish it

Cablegate: #Microsoft Asks US Government to Help Derail Vietnam’s Migration to GNU/#Linux - http://bit.ly/ox82j9 truly shabby behaviour

#Apple sees Galaxy #Tab ban upheld in Germany over #Samsung patent lawsuit - http://tnw.co/pMjAg2 in notoriously patent-friendly court

Cablegate: “42% of Argentine Firms Use #Linux on at Least Some of Their Computers” - http://bit.ly/n5PWar v interesting stat #argentina

UK bookseller Waterstone’s to launch a Kindle competitor - http://tnw.co/oOQZKP will it be #android based? #ebooks

Murdoch’s News International reportedly launching new online publication in the UK - http://tnw.co/owkd9y but will they call it Delphi 2.0?

Extension of #Copyright term for Sound Recordings in EU - http://bit.ly/ps2vGv good summary of a disgraceful, unjustifiable move #monopolies

UK promises #transparency at home whilst fighting it in Brussels - http://bit.ly/pVidJB hypocrisy, thy name is Dave (& Nick)

Government of Castile-La Mancha to drive free software innovation within MORFEO community - http://bit.ly/peMvpL #opensource moves in #spain

#Oracle v. #Google - Google's Expert Report - http://bit.ly/npic9H "I disagree with Prof. Mitchell’s conclusion"; no surprise...

Kernel comment: The obstacle course of cooperation - http://bit.ly/rrcfER raises important issues #linux #wifi

#Patent Reform Passes the Senate with Teeth, Heart Missing - http://rww.to/nqvHw3 don't expect a brain, either...

Bliar: How Much Death Can One Man Want? - http://bit.ly/o2z9yg go on, tell us what you really feel... #iraq #iran #torture

Practical Tips For Piratenpartei Berlin - http://bit.ly/neMVmu "chance of success in the election has now climbed from 90% to 99%." #germany

Innovation & OpenStack: Lessons from HTTP - http://bit.ly/raphl4 I don't get this: surely building on AWS APIs hands control to Amazon?

“An Extreme Rainfall Event Unprecedented in Recorded History Has Hit the Binghamton, New York Area” - http://bit.ly/qkMkN6 extreme enough?

EU Consultation on scientific information in digital age - http://bit.ly/nCgRI6 closes today: pl. do this now - only takes 5' online #openaccess

Proposal for a WTO Agreement on the Supply of Knowledge as a Public Good - http://bit.ly/nVgQkl now that's an idea

In a Bold Move Towards Accountability, Road Casualty Data Published Online in UK - http://rww.to/pMeh6Y kudos to all involved #opendata

UK Police attempting to criminalise investigative #journalism - http://bit.ly/o3niZc very bad trend

#RIAA Sending #DMCA Takedowns On FREE Music Being Distributed Directly Off Universal Website & Promoted By Artist – http://bit.ly/ndnWrP

Arduino ADK spices up phones - http://bit.ly/o26sQG very cool: #arduino meets #android

#Patents Directed to Human Organisms - http://bit.ly/nSKu6W the makings of another mess?