Thursday, 16 February 2012

120215


BitTorrent Live: Cheap, Real-Time #P2P Video Streaming That Will Kill #TV - http://tcrn.ch/ylK7Hf could be important technology

#ACTA Update VI - http://bit.ly/zlFeob here's what's really happening with the "ACTA email treated as spam by MEPs" story #EU

#OSCE media representative urges EP to reassess #ACTA to safeguard freedom of expression - http://bit.ly/z5FHXh (v @jmcest @edri_org)

@StopActaNow L'express: #ACTA once ratified by Parliaments will escape democratic control: ACTA Committee is.gd/hbVjcA >>important

HeartlandGate: Anti-Science Institute's Insider Reveals Secrets - http://bit.ly/zGz5fe staggering

The Threat to #Estonia's Open Internet - Amcham Responds - http://bit.ly/xUeSCg not very convincingly

MT @StopActaNow @teirdes: I don't have unusual amount of spam. but some #ACTA emails i've received contain VERY strong language >>not good

#Copyright enforcement and the Internet: we just haven't tried hard enough? - http://bit.ly/xrPsuk good answer to utter cluelessness

366 Interesting things that we know because of #FOI requests - http://bit.ly/y9rX6r why we mustkeep FOIA strong (v @newsbrooke)

Serious Organised Crime Agency Takes Down Music Site - http://bit.ly/widWzU not just a case of copyright infringement #soca #uk

Was ist das Problem bei #ACTA? - http://bit.ly/xTWFJn go here to find out, then write to your MEPs (nicely...)

Geheimprotokoll zu #ACTA: Wie umgehen mit der Zivilgesellschaft? - http://bit.ly/wxiAES fascinating: they're worried

Spanish Supreme Court to review Sinde Law Piracy with worldwide implications - http://bit.ly/yj3HwA could be significant #spain #copyright

How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network’s WPA Password with Reaver - http://lifehac.kr/xcy3lw rather worrying #security

pps uploading address books is a #privacy side-show compared to #DPI - http://bit.ly/wgSCwV important point

Orange UK blocking La Quadrature Du Net - http://bit.ly/w6B6y8 bound to happen: shame on #orange, if confirmed #censorship

A ban on iPads in China? Not a chance, Beijing says - http://cnet.co/ygm6UK no there's an idea: let the market decide

Kidnapped for Christ: documentary about children whose parents rendered them to offshore militarized discipline camp – http://bit.ly/zkQZOc

#Thailand to Import 900,000 Tablets for #Education - http://bit.ly/A4IMcM #android-based

Former #Scientologist youth decries Australian ‘forced labor camp’ - http://bit.ly/w5d0XE "a billion-year contract"; insanity (v @minus1cjb)

#Acta loses more support in Europe - http://bit.ly/yAMRZZ #reuters roundup in #guardian (v @jmcest @igeldard)

RT @johnrobb Another way to look at it. Apple is actually a Chinese company given the people that work for it.>>ha!#

#Twitter Is The Latest Company To Admit It Uploads Your Address Book - http://rww.to/wmsKcZ a big wake-up call (v @monkchips)#privacy

#WikiLeaks denounces UNESCO after WikiLeaks banned from UNESCO conference on WikiLeaks - http://bit.ly/x4HBQB #unesco is risible

If People Like You And Your Work They'll Pay; If They Like Your Work, But Don't Like You, They'll Infringe - http://bit.ly/z488hh key point

International publisher alliance shuts down piracy site - http://bit.ly/w0ElzI publishers want to join in the fun (v @SinkDeep)#ebooks

RT @DaHammerstein This is new: COMMITMENT TO ASK FOR MANDATE IN COMMISSION AND COUNCIL FOR A TREATY MANDATE. >>for visually impaired

A tale of two analysts - http://bit.ly/war9Xt excellent discussion of #elsevier's prospects in light of the boycott #openaccess

#TPP: Welcome to the global war on intermediaries - http://bit.ly/zxCSek the best quick summary of why this is so bad #ACTA #SOPA

Leak exposes how Heartland Institute works to undermine climate science - http://bit.ly/wxZRbj funded by #microsoft, apparently #antiscience

Talk Talk rolls over without a fight, court order granted to expand #Newzbin block to third ISP - http://bit.ly/xJJ4QL not good


Wednesday, 15 February 2012

120214

Transparency of #ACTA negotiations - http://bit.ly/xzmMXx irrelevant: point is, public not allowed to know or give any input (v @jmcest)

The World Of Open Textbooks Just Became A Little More Crowded -- And A Little More Open - http://bit.ly/AwZ5zV & that's good

The Ciphers of Social Media - http://bit.ly/wjFDCW Kevin Kelly's fascinating analysis of who his 500K G+ followers really are

Britain being overtaken by 'militant secularists', says Baroness Warsi - http://tgr.ph/w21KYC bonkers

No Indian government shall ever censor social media, says minister - http://tnw.co/z5bVCS hmm, some mixed signals here #india

Reding befürwortet rechtliche Prüfung von #ACTA - http://bit.ly/wNvJ2j (c) "kann die Aufhebung von Meinungsfreiheit nie rechtfertigen"

I Stand for My Rights & Privacy: The Coming Online Police State - http://bit.ly/xKbnaU great police on #canada's move to surveillance state

Introducing Booktype, the #opensource platform to write and publish #ebooks - http://bit.ly/A5eVtj sounds good

On the 10th Anniversary of the Budapest Declaration - http://bit.ly/z1D0ab good post on a key moment in #openaccess

#Ubuntu Server Survey 2012 - http://bit.ly/yt2rqg lots of stats (v @czajkowski)

The IPO, DCMS and bad #copyright policy - http://bit.ly/y8Q93w good post about a ludicrous situation #evidence #uk

Verbraucherzentralen fordern Stopp der Abmahnindustrie - http://bit.ly/A6GEZs good news #2strikes #de

Wir erklären das Netz, nicht den Krieg - http://bit.ly/yxvikt "Wir müssen sagen, was wir wollen." yes: this is not just "against", but "for"

MT @JackofKent like many "militant secularists" I have mainly responded to Warsi's smears with militant shrug & intolerant shake of head

Build yourself a #Drone NOW (before they become illegal) - http://bit.ly/w6JepG this is getting serious, people... #3dprinters

#Bulgaria ceases participation in #ACTA - http://bit.ly/yqShZF delaying its final decision (v @msmarkova)#bg

Mugliett - #ACTA protests shows people want ‘better governance’ - http://bit.ly/zObn3p more calls for gov #transparency (v @StopActaNow)#mt

RT @tom_watson Here we go. Prepare for a huge assault on the Freedom of Information Act: bit.ly/AzBxYk Can't let this happen>>indeed

Effectopedia – An #OpenData Project for Collaborative Scientific Research, with the aim of reducing Animal Testing – http://bit.ly/x3Xawc

Need a Job? New Study Says Learn #Linux - http://bit.ly/wNj0ru fun and remunerative #opensource

Hit men, click whores, & paid apologists: Welcome to Silicon Cesspool - http://bit.ly/yAELZK hilarious & horribly plausible (v @jwildeboer)

No #patents on plants and animals! - http://bit.ly/AdUuvE open letter to European Parliament (v @kaatje36)#ACTA

How you can help the Federal Research Public Access Act (#FRPAA) become law - http://bit.ly/z6ILMl things you can do #openaccess

Auch Bulgarien im Lager der #ACTA-Gegner - http://bit.ly/yXBbtm + clueful comment from FDP politician (v @netzpolitik)#bulgaria

Pro-#ACTA email sent to all MEPs - http://bit.ly/wcyTs1 usual half-truths - I'll debunk it when I have time...

Online Anarchy - http://bit.ly/z5ckNS "not all resistance to regulation is born of a mean-spirited hatred of magic." nicely done #SOPA #ACTA

Deadline Day To Speak Out on #TPP's #Copyright Term Extension - http://bit.ly/y6lEJj canadians: it would be a really good idea to do this

Netherlands also putting #ACTA ratification on hold - http://bit.ly/w7zFqy 2 in one day... (v @Arjan)#nl

#Bulgaria Retracts Support for Global Anti-Piracy Agreement #ACTA - http://bit.ly/AFaBf3 anglophone press catch up (v @StopActaNow)

Greens co-leader calls for #ACTA to be scrapped - http://bit.ly/xUTwZk excellent: the pressure builds #EU (v @StopActaNow)

End the #Murdoch mafia - http://bit.ly/ysEv4i big UK vote tomorrow: more names urgently needed for this epetition

“This is Why I Pirate”: How A Groundless #Copyright Threat Destroyed A Young Film Student’s Dreams and Career - http://bit.ly/xFkiqC read it

About the Emerging Battles Over eTextbooks: Options from Apple to Open Initiatives - http://oreil.ly/xMxmIl guess which I prefer...

UK Seize Popular Music Blog, Arrest Operators and Threaten Readers - http://bit.ly/AcRWV8 either this is fake, or #SOCA has lost its mind

IBM's Project Big Green Spurs Global Shift to #Linux on #Mainframe - http://ibm.co/y8yGPX big boost for #opensource

Did the #AP just declare war on news aggregators? - http://bit.ly/xMTVl6 handy: now I know that #associatedpress is doomed

Meltwater Partially Wins One Lawsuit, Gets Sued By AP In Another For Daring To Aggregate News - http://bit.ly/xehtWe more on AP's deathwish


Tuesday, 14 February 2012

120213


#Acta criticised after thousands protest in Europe - http://bit.ly/AyDVgG good roundup of weekend's protests

Europaweites Aufbegehren gegen #ACTA – was bedeutet es für die digitale Generation? - http://bit.ly/z4OarX upbeat assessment of its meaning (v @netzpolitik)

"#ACTA soll Weltstandard werden" - http://bit.ly/ypww42 important details of backroom deals (v @netzpolitik)

Internet Freedom Movement - http://bit.ly/yziX7y "about global issues that are trying to affect and change the Internet as we know it" #ACTA

Tibetan acts of self-immolation rise amid the battle for hearts and minds - http://bit.ly/zYHaEk excellent journalism by #guardian here

#ACTA: Internet Society's letter dated to MEPs - http://bit.ly/zJAl4S focus on transparency, lack of (v @StopActaNow)

EU Commission, businesses play down #ACTA fears - http://bit.ly/yOljo7 the fightback begins: counter, but expect more

#Argentina: Slavery in #Monsanto’s cornfields - http://bit.ly/zBqLAZ bad stuff, if confirmed

US, #WIPO Training Programme On IP Rights In #Africa Comes Under Fire - http://bit.ly/zBDMfa neo-colonialism at its worst

ACTA Update V - http://bit.ly/yj9Emq why #ACTA cannot reduce €8 billion of counterfeits in EU - & thus is pointless

Anti-ACTA demonstrations - http://bit.ly/xeG7pY good collection of pix from EU demos (v @StopActaNow)#ACTA

les Jeunes Écologistes mobilisés contre le traité #ACTA - http://bit.ly/yFXRIx more #greens needed (v @StopActaNow)

Open source at the movies - http://bit.ly/xsyKDc now it's taking over post production #films #opensource

MT @Stopp_ACTA 2nd protest wave against #ACTA planned for February 25th is.gd/2lXDPW #stopACTA >>bit soon? (v @StopActaNow)

#ACTA: Politikverdrossenheit sieht anders aus - bit.ly/wpaYSu largely sympathetic piece from #FAZ (v @netzpolitik)

Commission zeigt sich von #ACTA-Protesten unbeeindruckt - http://bit.ly/xoO3CP staggering contempt of the EC for EU voters (v @Stopp_ACTA)

Protect the Quantock Hills - http://bit.ly/xMt7Gw UK people, please sign epetition

[Liveblog] Technical Background Briefing der EU-Kommission zu #ACTA - http://bit.ly/xKQQzR I can guess what they'll say...

RT @Eaterofsun @grahamfarmelo Wikipedian-in-Residence now being sought by the British Library: bit.ly/zB1WVK >>your big chance #bl

How Does The Penalty For 'Content Theft' Match Up With Similar 'Crimes'? - http://bit.ly/xwlONw nicely done #copyright

Wisst Ihr #ACTA-Demonstranten, dass ihr für Diebstahl auf die Straße geht? - http://bit.ly/yHjiaW the tired old arguments

wow: now there's even a "Boycott Elsevier" T-shirt - http://bit.ly/zvB11Z (v @McDawg)#openaccess

Debunking The EU Commission's 'Myths About #ACTA' - http://bit.ly/wPVufX because you can't have too much debunking


Monday, 13 February 2012

120212

StopACTA.info - http://bit.ly/Ab7RxV fantastic resource gathering info on #ACTA & what to do about it - don't miss

Simon Phipps: Freedom Doesn't Have Any Lobbyists - http://bit.ly/wNM8hd great point (v @sjig)#ACTA

Interview with Peter Suber - http://bit.ly/w5VqS1 rightly pugnacious about #openaccess

Afghanistan unites behind #cricket team in defeat to Pakistan - http://bit.ly/zM6tXU wow, cricket conquers where 3 empires failed

Australians: tell them what you think about #ACTA - http://bit.ly/xWMSlY official request by your gov (v @MsLods)#au

Blocking the web is the wrong way to help creative industries - http://tgr.ph/ynC87E great piece about why censorship is bad for UK business

Bulgarian Protest Organizer: #ACTA Doesn't Distinguish Counterfeiting from Sharing - http://bit.ly/wabUxl well-made points #bg

ReDigi and the Purpose of FIrst Sale - http://bit.ly/yAQp6a interesting thoughts #copyright

#ACTA protests erupt across Europe against web piracy treaty - http://reut.rs/xbpkKh excellent, detailed report from #reuters

Generation Twitter schlägt zurück - http://bit.ly/xxnK3K good #ACTA piece from #derspeigel, as usual

#Marvel/#Disney wages petty, vicious war against Ghost Rider creator - bit.ly/w0V4CM what was that about supporting artists?

Catholic Leaders: Providing Birth Control 2 People in Need Raises "Serious Moral Concerns" - http://gaw.kr/y99yL9 unlike paedophile priests

pix of #ACTA-Demo Berlin, 11.2.2012 - http://bit.ly/AimXQR germans really leading the way here (v @boingboing)#de

The beauty and the boss prepare for #China's top jobs - http://tgr.ph/xhbwXo good background on hugely important couple (v @GraniteStudio)

The firm that hijacked the #NHS: #McKinsey - http://bit.ly/Acbfj6 time to end this disgrace; surprisingly good MoS story (v @bengoldacre)

Daniel Radcliffe sings "The Elements" - http://bit.ly/ySGn7w a non-trivial achievement #lehrer #chemistry

Teenage Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in #China - http://bit.ly/wbMu3g yet more tragic acts of desperation #tibet

5 Years On: Why Understanding Chris Lightfoot Matters Now More Than Ever - http://bit.ly/yr4aWw good post

#BBC to issue global apology for documentaries that broke rules - http://ind.pn/zATV6F too right #malaysia #palmoil (v @mathewi)

#SOPAIreland: where's the legal advice? - http://bit.ly/AbVonH yeah, where is it? #ie

@ccess for everyone. A new initiative in #openscholarship - http://bit.ly/zOH6MM another great initiative from @petermurrayrust

Viel Aufregung um nichts? - Das #ACTA-Abkommen und seine Folgen - http://bit.ly/ywyPuh "Wir wollen das Urheberrecht reformieren": yup

#ACTA bedroht Zugang zu Medikamenten - http://bit.ly/xmezwA so says Aktionsbündnis gegen #AIDS (v @netzpolitik)

RT @LozKaye Hollande sur #ACTA: "Nous ... appelons au refus de sa ratification par le Parlement Européen." via @PartiPirate>>nice


Sunday, 12 February 2012

120211


'The #Economist' And 'Financial Times' Already Writing Off #ACTA As Dead - http://bit.ly/xlSZ3q pretty amazing, this #ft [RT of last night]

Vice President of EU Commission Sevcovic: We are to explain a lot on #ACTA - http://bit.ly/zGmM33 should have done it earlier (v @SLWorona)

EU urged to reject #ACTA - http://bit.ly/A3BmJg great points from #amnesty #humanrights

Debunking the European Commission's '10 myths about #ACTA' - http://bit.ly/wnbO0g some light reading from me for the demos today

#Wikimedia Highlights, January 2012 - http://bit.ly/yXQfQX useful summary of activities, including #SOPA blackout

The Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde: It’s Evolution, Stupid - http://bit.ly/z683rx extraordinary series of injustices: shame on you, #sweden

Watch Starry Night come to life in this mind-blowing interactive animation - http://tnw.co/w4Qajz rather pretty #vangogh

don't forget: today is the big #ACTA protest day; huge list of places you can join in: http://bit.ly/yFqOqX your chance to help make history

Aaron Swartz Hacks the Attention Economy - http://bit.ly/ynkLJP lots of good points #acta #sopa

“Intellectual Property” as an umbrella term and as propaganda: a reply to Richard Stallman - http://bit.ly/y2bfXl thoughtful stuff

Join the Giant Distributed #ACTA Protest All Over Europe! - http://bit.ly/xVygNX nicely put

Studies and Opinions on #ACTA - http://bit.ly/x6EeO3 handy roundup

http://Newzbin.com disappears at source - bit.ly/x4vJfY I expect it'll pop up somewhere else... #uk

Das Internet geht auf die Straße: Zehntausende demonstrieren gegen ACTA - http://bit.ly/xi7mkg puts UK to shame #de

#Acta protests: 1000s take to streets across Europe - http://bbc.in/yAbgVu feeble, at least BBC acknowledged it happened (@StopActaNow)


Saturday, 11 February 2012

120210

U Washington's best-of-breed 3D printing lab shuts down knowledge sharing after admin introduces patent-grab - http://bit.ly/yG8csZ twits

"Just got to 5000 signatures at http://thecostofknowledge.com/ and not long ago the number of mathematicians passed 1000" - http://bit.ly/xabWOf yay

Nevada police beat the hell out of man immobilized with diabetic shock, screaming "Do not resist, motherfucker!" - http://bit.ly/wCrlrR

10 European Commission myths about #ACTA - http://bit.ly/x51oZU best quick rebuttal of EU untruths - please read & RT

UK.gov: We really are going to start buying #opensource from SMEs - http://bit.ly/wrtNoU heard that before (v @opensourcerer)

#Twitter releases its Cassandra client to the #opensource developer community - http://tnw.co/yCWtIi nice

What's Actually in the #TPP? - http://bit.ly/yfuPnc who knows? it's a secret; but here are some likely nasties in there #ACTA

OpenWatch - http://bit.ly/zfV88q "participatory citizen media project; uses mobile technology 4 public monitoring of authority figures."

Amazingly, Spider-Man Pirates Himself - http://bit.ly/zNA5BB wonderful story

Food Herbicide Residues Set to Rise As Much As 150 Times - http://bit.ly/zKPOwB #monsanto thinks we need more birth defects in EU

Campaigners: we need right to parody - http://bit.ly/Al3ZmT ridiculous we even have to ask #copyright

Announcing the School of Data - http://bit.ly/AfYsyx sounds cool

EU Socialists say 'Stop #ACTA' - http://bit.ly/xH9Xn9 promising noises

Met thumbed through Oyster card data up to 22,000 times in 4 years - http://bit.ly/xJo0OU surprise! why I don't use them #surveillance

#Malware devs embrace #opensource - http://bit.ly/ynt64n it's just so obviously better as a methodology

ACTA up - http://econ.st/yAm4W8 surprisingly sympathetic piece on the Great European #ACTA revolt from #Economist

#Iran Shuts Down Major Websites and Https Protocol - http://bit.ly/x3hmwl looking bad (v @monomanbr)

Lithuanian Minister of Justice Condemns #ACTA & Calls for Re-evaluation of IP - http://bit.ly/wgcnjn wow; that just leaves idiots like UK

Do The Differences Between Software Piracy And Media Piracy Matter? - http://bit.ly/xKpAKH making the right distinctions #ACTA

EU privacy rulings: 'huge consequences' for UK press - http://bit.ly/xXeZCW great news (v @jeffjarvis)#freespeech #privacy

V for Vendetta and the rise ofAnonymous - http://bbc.in/yrR52H great piece by Alan Moore on the background (v @Asher_Wolf)#ACTA #guyfawkes

Parable of the farmers & the Teleporting Duplicator - http://bit.ly/zu9pd0 flawed logic: reputation is built by sharing - eg OSS (v @ccbuhr)

Estonian IT Journalist: #ACTA a Wolf in Puppy's Clothing - http://bit.ly/yg0JWw nicely done (v @SLWorona)#estonia

Public concern on #ACTA is understandable, says S&D Euro MP Bernd Lange - http://bit.ly/y9z2XC wow: read this savvy comment (v @StopActaNow)

Aussetzung der #ACTA-Unterschrift: Kleiner Schritt in richtige Richtung - http://bit.ly/yLsIOC "intransparent, undemokratisch und schädlich"

Public concern on #ACTA is understandable, says S&D Euro MP Bernd Lange - http://bit.ly/wXhfO4 wow: savvy comment (v @StopActaNow)direct URL

Latest pact on internet piracy set to be derailed - http://on.ft.com/y2zyJg wow, even #FT thinks #ACTA is dying (v@@RalfGrahn)

World Press Photo competition 2012 winners - in pictures - http://bit.ly/yfk6DF do not miss: some truly great art #photography

W3C co-chair: Apple, Google power causing Open Web crisis - http://cnet.co/z2TCvX IE6 all overagain - but not MS's fault

Open source announcements and new FLOSSBOK initiative - http://bit.ly/ykRpFo "to outline the topics important for anyone studying FLOSS"

#ACTA is Useless… and a Threat, Says Ex-EU Lead Negotiator - on.wsj.com/ygCpTH great must-read interview (v @StopActaNow)

Elsevier, FooBar and #Content-mining – yet another Digital Land Grab - http://bit.ly/ydW1ew why #openaccess is indispensable

First Neanderthal cave paintings discovered in Spain - http://bit.ly/ySsuZt sounds exciting #art #prehistory

BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Effect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds - http://bit.ly/wojUDc "piracy linked to delay of foreign premieres"

USians: Contact the Congressional committees studying FRPAA - http://bit.ly/yiY4bg help people access knowledge they've paid for #oa

Always A Gatekeeper: #RIAA Backs .music Proposal... If It's Only Limited To 'Accredited' Musicians - http://bit.ly/y4umaG they don't get it

#SOPA Strikedown Aftermath: Old Media Cannot Tell The Narrative Of One Million People - http://bit.ly/wgzJ0S excellent analysis #ACTA

Schrödinger's Download: Whether Or Not An iTunes Music Sale Is A 'Sale' Depends On Who's Suing - http://bit.ly/woXi8p the gall

How Much Of The Collapse Of Recorded Music Sales Revenue Was Due To The End Of Illegal Price Fixing? - http://bit.ly/AAPndt important point

'The #Economist' And 'Financial Times' Already Writing Off #ACTA As Dead - http://bit.ly/xlSZ3q pretty amazing, this #ft


Friday, 10 February 2012

120209


Rainer Maria #Rilke in Music - http://bit.ly/wF26Yn fab idea; one of my favourite poets. don't miss "rilke project" #spotify

Iron Sky Official Theatrical Trailer - http://bit.ly/AfkA11 epic or what? #crowdsourcing

People Rushing To Give Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Just Hours For Brand New Adventure Game - http://bit.ly/AcNifB fascinating

Tribler Makes BitTorrent Impossible to Shut Down - http://bit.ly/yLWmS7 an arms race the copyright industries cannot win

Microsoft, Google, and Apple talk up "fair and reasonable" patent license fees - http://bit.ly/xqzBa4 which proves the system isn't working

#ACTA stoppen - http://bit.ly/wUWEnY lots of good links in various languages

Muscles leggings make you look like you've been flayed from the waist down - http://bit.ly/zvLBKf whoa, disconcerting to say the least

Un photographe accuse Hadopi de contrefaçon - http://bit.ly/yt8XhL hypocritical #HADOPI (again) (v @clarinette02 @pearltrees)

here's a nice scoreboard for whether the Estonian government is keeping its promises - http://bit.ly/xbjlls er, in Estonian... #ogov

Auch Lettland setzt Acta-Ratifizierung aus - http://bit.ly/A4PQoG great news: now #latvia refused to ratify #ACTA for the moment

Mannheim court continues to weaken the FRAND defense - http://bit.ly/zFmckW clearly time to get rid of #FRAND for standards: use only #RF

Justizministerin will Acta-Abstimmung abwarten - http://bit.ly/y44Swz hmm #ACTA #de

Canadian Government Has Consulted on #Copyright but Won't Consider How Its Law Will Be Enforced - http://bit.ly/wcmYtI good post

Crafters of #ACTA to Blame for Confused Reactions - http://on.wsj.com/Azs5VH good analysis; ridiculous "theft is OK" comment

Lei da Cópia Privada tira 2 milhões de euros por ano das escolas - http://bit.ly/Asaicp taking money from the kids #copyinglevy

Spotify, iTunes Expansion Helping #WMG Hit Digital Music Milestones - http://bit.ly/wnZULg now big fan of unlimited-subscription model

The #ACTA Action Center - http://bit.ly/yFqOqX remember: this Saturday is the big day for demos...

Over 100 international NGOs ask WIPO to postpone forthcoming IP Summit in South Africa - http://bit.ly/yUlAjk guess what #wipo will say?

Whales stressed out by shipping noise - http://bit.ly/x0QLDg depressing (for them and us)

Tim Berners-Lee Takes the Stand to Keep the Web Free - http://bit.ly/zJsPtO sir tim sounds very upset - understandably #swpats

#Firefox will be translated into South American Quechua to promote digital inclusion - http://tnw.co/w8I2Sr important for future of #quechua

Cabinet Office consultation on #OpenStandards - http://bit.ly/AD0RIt important (I'll discuss later) (v @psychemedia)#uk

If The Internet Is Treated Just Like The Offline World, We'd Never Have Ridiculous Laws Like #SOPA/PIPA - http://bit.ly/xyNI0k in pictures

Rep. Doyle Introduces Bill To Provide Public Access To Publicly Funded Research - http://bit.ly/zgTMZM good to see #openaccess

RT @timberners_lee Texas jury agreed Eolas 906 patent invalid. Good thing too! >>that's a relief...#swpats