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Why #Microsoft's New Open Source Company? - http://bit.ly/HCaFdu interesting analysis of MS's latest smokescreen for its OSS attacks

More Tumult at the #TPP: Big Pharma allies attempt to shut down critics’ event - http://bit.ly/HFkoyn frightened of scrutiny

No jail time for birth control - http://bit.ly/HECgeW forces of darkness descend upon #honduras #epetition

A stakeholder hearing about #ACTA - http://bit.ly/HNiE6O here's the video of some great presentations earlier this week (v @ncruz77)

First stable release of the #Calligra office and productivity suite - http://bit.ly/ILRXLD further proof of #opensource's vibrancy

iiNet Copyright Decision Imminent - http://bit.ly/J44863 "landmark one in terms of ISP/host liability for the actions of users" (v @MsLods)

Open-Source Hardware Association! - http://bit.ly/I84BGQ exciting times for #openhardware

RIAA: #Innovation is the Best Way to Kill #Piracy - http://bit.ly/HFtFoM have they boarded the cluetrain at last?

Time For The Yearly International Pirate Party Conference - http://bit.ly/I84YRN can they build on recent successes?

OpenStack vs. CloudStack: The beginning of the #opensource #cloud wars - http://zd.net/ICswgH important stuff

Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government: A Review - http://bit.ly/HCgBDb useful update #ogov #opendata

#SAP Wants to be a (#Linux-Powered) Database Company - http://bit.ly/HFuvlf difficult while it supports #swpats

Colombian Civil Society Statement on the Passage of FTA Implementation Legislation, #Leylleras2 - http://bit.ly/HCsWXJ bad stuff there #co

Pollution suppression in London: flawed or fraud? - http://bit.ly/ICiyOO #london2012 #olympics to be worse than beijing for air quality?

#fracking wastewater injection causes sharp rise in earthquakes - http://bit.ly/IsZinH who could possibly have predicted this...?

#ACTA Update XIII - http://bit.ly/HELfwO aren't things getting exciting?

Russia Takes SOPA-Like Approach In Encouraging ISPs To Spy On Their Users - http://bit.ly/HzzH83 </insert joke here>

Boris Attacks Ken Over Sultan’s Elephant, Which He Said Was Brilliant - http://bit.ly/IxEw7P what a twit #london

Logiciel libre: les réponses de François #Hollande et Nicolas #Sarkozy au CNLL - http://bit.ly/I8wI8P fascinating to see contrasts/agreement

US slams Australia’s on-shore #cloud fixation - http://bit.ly/IE5Ix5 makes it harder to spy on "allies" (v @Asher_Wolf)

ACTA Updates - http://bit.ly/IuAHyN how the amazing #ACTA saga unfolded over the last two months

New government report on IP doesn't say what Big Content thinks it says - http://bit.ly/HOW3WT great analysis of ridiculous report

Open sesame - http://econ.st/IOrm0D good to see #economist backing #openaccess (v @petersuber @mrgunn)

Colombia &TPP: Calling 4 End to Unbalanced IP Exportation - http://bit.ly/HRbw4q "Trade agreements should return to setting rules of trade"

Report Shows MPAA 'Experts' Seriously Misrepresented The Uses Of Hotfile - http://bit.ly/HDNBus some really important issues here

Why Do #Copyright Industry Profits Get To Be The Yardstick For Civil Liberties? - http://bit.ly/ISIwwW "won't someone think of the artists?"

How Computers Are Creating a Second Economy Without Workers - http://bit.ly/IlZHFq important point (v @VenessaMiemis)#economics