140904

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140903 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2014/09/140903.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Two unclassifiable species found off Australian coast - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/04/two-unclassifiable-species-found-off-australian-coast ooh, isn't #science exciting?

#TPP: Trading away our democracy - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/element-magazine/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503340&objectid=11318557 watch out, #NZ, it's a trick...

Lack of women no longer a problem for new Commission - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/lack-women-no-longer-problem-new-commission-308200 well, let's say they're slowly getting there

Corporate Sovereignty Debate Heats Up In #Australia - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140829/03425628359/corporate-sovereignty-debate-heats-up-australia.shtml people don't want #ISDS, government just ignores them #TPP

Oettinger "war argumentativ so unterirdisch, dass wir uns keinen “besseren” Handelskommissar wünschen könnten" - http://blog.campact.de/2014/09/oettinger-war-argumentativ-so-unterirdisch-der-bringt-den-deal-glatt-zum-platzen/ #EU

EXCLUSIVE: The Juncker team revealed - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/exclusive-juncker-team-revealed-308203 Trade: Oettinger; environment/energy: Lord Hill </facepalm> #EU

The #OpenAccess Schism: Recapitulating #OpenSource? - http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2014/09/the-great-open-access-schism-recapitulating-open-source/index.htm so what exactly does #oa mean anyway? #licensing #cc

Shortcomings in Dutch government study on #ISDS - https://www.vrijschrift.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/161-Shortcomings-in-Dutch-government-study-on-investor-state-arbitration.html but they'll use it anyway #TTIP

Ban #fracking from national parks, say majority of UK public - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/04/ban-fracking-from-national-parks-say-majority-of-uk-public UK gov says: who cares?

Seal population on the rise in Thames estuary - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/04/seal-population-thames-estuary-rising yay, good news for a change #london

#TTIP Updates - The Glyn Moody blogs - http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/11/ttip-updates-the-glyn-moody-blogs/index.htm all 36 of them... #ISDS #CETA

‘Interim agreement’ 1st indication that #TTIP reevaluation has begun - http://www.ttip2014.eu/blog-detail/blog/news%20Interim%20TTIP%20Calenda%20Gardner.html "ambition wanes...moves to lower expectations"

that last tweet shows that #TTIP is definitely on the way down, and probably out. no more "ambitious" agreements: just some kind of tiny win

“This is the way the [#TTIP] world ends…not with a bang but a whimper” - http://lit.genius.com/Ts-eliot-the-hollow-men-annotated ('The Hollow Men' - how appropriate...)

Studie zeigt: #TTIP-Abkommen mit USA nimmt Kommunen und Bundesländer in Würgegriff - http://blog.campact.de/2014/09/exklusiv-studie-zeigt-ttip-abkommen-mit-usa-nimmt-kommunen-und-bundeslaender-in-wuergegriff/ #ISDS a particular threat

11th of October 2014 join decentralised EU day of action to stop #TTIP, #CETA & #TiSA! - http://www.stop-ttip-ceta-tisa.eu/en/ good to see them linked

#AT ISPs Sued For Wanting A Court Order, Not Just Blocking Websites Based On Entertainment Industry's Requests - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140830/07125328369/austrian-isps-sued-actually-wanting-court-order-rather-than-just-blocking-websites-based-entertainment-industrys-requests.shtml

How complex is BP? – 1,180 companies across 84 jurisdictions, 12 layers deep - http://blog.opencorporates.com/2014/09/03/how-complex-is-bp-1180-companies-across-84-jurisdictions-going-12-layers-deep/ don't underestimate importance of this

OpenOil - http://openoil.net hugely important project; depends on #opendata, e.g. from @opencorporates #energy

"economic rationale and strategic imperative of ambitious domestic & global trade agenda" 4 US - http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2014/09/why%20trade%20matters/trade%20global%20views_final.pdf unbelievably myopic

Australian Movie Studio Says Piracy Is Equivalent Of Pedophilia & Terrorism - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140904/06173628411/australian-movie-studio-says-piracy-is-equivalent-pedophilia-terrorism.shtml yeah, right

.@anthonynoto says Facebook-style filtered feed coming, whether you like it or not - https://gigaom.com/2014/09/04/twitter-cfo-says-a-facebook-style-filtered-feed-is-coming-whether-you-like-it-or-not/ unutterably stupid & arrogant

CJEU says that EU has external competence to negotiate international agreements on broadcasting rights - http://ipkitten.blogspot.de/2014/09/cjeu-says-that-eu-has-external.html #copyright

Why Europe won't impose an arms embargo on #Israel - http://dvcronin.blogspot.de/2014/09/why-europe-wont-impose-arms-embargo-on.html shame on us, if these claims are true

Korean trade pact fails to impress panel - http://www.theage.com.au/business/korean-trade-pact-fails-to-impress-panel-20140904-10cly6.html "minimal benefits", #ISDS worries (v @Tim_Beshara @DrRimmer)#KAFTA