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BREIN’s circular reasoning is spinning up to grotesque speeds - http://bit.ly/ITCpL6 good analysis #nl

Don’t trade away our digital future - http://bit.ly/JvtuMq New Zealanders need to wake up to how they are will lose out (v @MsLods) #TPP

Interviewing Joe Justice from Team Wikispeed on Future of Manufacturing (and Consumption) - http://bit.ly/IZneL4 wide ranging, interesting

Number of registered OSM members 606342 - http://bit.ly/IPuuNU wow; and other interesting #openstreetmap stats

social media are brain candy, study says - http://lat.ms/IXhFU1 "people enjoy #sharing information about each other" (v @Asher_Wolf)

We need a future-proof Communications Green Paper - http://bit.ly/J5aYfu v good post; pity about #DEAct, Labour... (v @Coadec)#uk

State neglected web standards, company now faces EUR 5600 in fines - http://bit.ly/IZrASv isn't this illegal in #EU?

Europe Must Follow Netherlands in Adopting Net Neutrality Law - http://bit.ly/JYKX26 yup, shows it can be done #netneutrality

What Does The Election Of France's New President Mean For European #Copyright? - http://bit.ly/JdQbWp RSVP #hadopi #hollande

First wild bison in #Romania after 160 years - http://bit.ly/K1Dn4g exciting stuff #rewilding (v @GeorgeMonbiot)

Comms Data Bill: will mean widespread snooping powers - http://bit.ly/JdoQqK key point: this is not preserving capability, but extending it

#Taiji to build dolphin zoo near annual slaughter - http://bit.ly/JdpGDX "It sounds like it ought to be a sick joke." too right #japan

Did Apple's Claims Over Rectangles And Corners Lead To 'The First Smartphone Designed Entirely By Lawyers'? - http://bit.ly/ITWSPV absurd

The Pirate Bay Partners With Academic Researchers to Counter Propaganda - http://bit.ly/JdseC2 fighting back with facts: sneaky

New UK Defamation Bill ‘to protect freedom of speech’ - http://bit.ly/Jehxfh at last; kudos to all involved #libel

Lawyers fight #TPP right to sue Govt - http://bit.ly/IIqbjC fighting absurd investor-state provisions (v @PCGTW)

Was News Corp privileged on IP policy? - http://bit.ly/LcmVzD good digging on, er, the Digger (v @barefoot_techie)#uk

Big questions remain unanswered over the government's 'snooper's charter' - http://bit.ly/K2q8QT good post: skewers inherent stupidity here

Trans-Pacific trade talks latest IP battleground - http://politi.co/JfFpNy interesting pro-#TPP comments

How Your College Is Selling Out to Big Ag - http://bit.ly/LOgUfB good piece; bad moves #monsanto

Congress Begins To Wonder Why ICE & DOJ Censored A Popular Hip Hop Blog For A Year - http://bit.ly/J8ACQz at last

Law Professors Call for Trans-Pacific Partnership (#TPP) Transparency - http://bit.ly/K2DAnQ #transparency is the key to everything

Oracle v. Google: Digging Deeper - http://bit.ly/KQKKdE good point: what lotus vs borland teaches us here (v @TheTechScribe)#copyright

South #Korea Still Paying The Price For Embracing Internet Explorer A Decade Ago - http://bit.ly/JyzC6H a warning to all #openstandards

ENDitorial: #ACTA is not dead - http://bit.ly/JyHl4H a timely reminder and summary of where things stand (v @StopActaNow)

Corporate Interests Using #TPP to Protect Them From “Copycats” - http://bit.ly/IYP3d1 outrageous letter: the maximalists want ever more