130513

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130512 - http://bit.ly/ZZPkCJ yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Amelia Andersdotter: Internet #copyright laws? They can walk plank, says Pirate Party politician - http://ind.pn/14gJ3SR shallow interview

Environmental Review to Delay Two GM Crops - http://nyti.ms/ZZQRc5 "may significantly affect the quality of the human environment" #us

Space Oddity - http://bit.ly/10HhBz9 start the week on the right note with this witty & uplifting rendition...from space

#TPP could bypass cap on liability for tighter gambling laws - http://bit.ly/17WKAzq more reasons to reject investor-state clauses

Dokument zur EU-Datenschutzverordnung geleakt: Ministerrat zieht Datenschutz weiter die Zähne - http://bit.ly/11xtTMc bad move

Anonymous MSFT developer admits Linux is faster than Windows - http://zd.net/YQ4zzo "In short, Microsoft has become an "old" company."

Data retention divergence as US, UK mull mass surveillance - http://bit.ly/YEdtOd useful review (v @KellieTranter @suigenerisjen)

Cameron Hires Lobbyist Into the Heart of Government - http://bit.ly/12tkelv read how the #NHS will be destroyed (v @tom_watson)

Tribunale: Il titolare di un blog risponde di istigazione a delinquere per i commenti violenti di terzi anonimi – bit.ly/18Fhh5M

Heute Anhörung des Rechtsausschusses zu Softwarepatenten - http://bit.ly/10ljccn good to see @jwildeboer there, flying flag for #freesw

Night GP service 'staffed by nurses' - http://bit.ly/10HFQxa another taste of the privatised #NHS

New #Android Boss Finally Reveals Plans for World’s Most Popular Mobile OS - http://bit.ly/10HGoTN good interview, nothing really new

Peruvians To President: Our Digital Rights Are Non-Negotiable - http://bit.ly/17WZjus go, peru #TPP

Thoughts on the White House Executive Order on #OpenData - http://bit.ly/15EUSHe good analysis

VP9 nears completion at WebM - http://bit.ly/10lkXq3 nice, but what impact will it have?

MI5 has to terminate £90m IT system over fears 4 spies’ safety - http://ind.pn/14gZzCd think they can keep Net data safe? (v @AnnieMachon

Bloomberg Reporters Had Full Access To Customer Usage Logs - http://bit.ly/13TyRA0 who would ever trust #bloomberg again?

#Adobe price hike: Your money or your files, frappuccino sippers - http://bit.ly/YEu3gO only fools would accept this deal

How Publishers Have Fought Against the Treaty for the Blind - http://bit.ly/14hcSCC what do these people see when they look in the mirror?

#OpenData, Creative Destruction and Money - http://bit.ly/18FA8O9 more #opensource begets more destruction begets more money

Le iTax: France mulls tax on smartphones, tablets, and more - http://bit.ly/19iDG6E yeah, that'll drive innovation (v @dml)

Guantanamo force-feed policy exposed - http://aje.me/13sZUTq sick: "requires them to wear masks over their mouths while they sit shackled"

How Listing Ukraine as a Priority Foreign Country in Special 301 Violates the #WTO Agreements - http://bit.ly/13UtTTC *v* interesting point

Swedish National Prosecutor Says Sharing Music/Movies Must Be Punished Harshly, 'cos “It Funds Terrorism” - http://bit.ly/10IAQbC old FUD

Supreme Court: Patent Rights Block Farmers from Saving and Re-Planting Patented Seeds - http://bit.ly/14hCH5F why seed patents must go

#Monsanto Wins Case Of Seed Patents; Planting Your Own Legally Purchased & Grown Seeds Can Be Infringing - http://bit.ly/18GoJgY

Xu Zhiyong: On the New Citizens’ Movement - http://bit.ly/11zmXOJ brave bloke #china (v @isaac)

Daft Punk Fights Piracy With Convenience, Streams Entire “Random Access Memories” Album Days Before Release – http://tcrn.ch/101hzkv

6 Horrifying Revelations About Force-Feeding at #Guantanamo - http://bit.ly/13tNqLq shameful stuff #torture

Semi liberi come software libero - http://bit.ly/10EnGYv free the code... #DNA

Hackathon Trademarked in Germany? Now What? - http://bit.ly/10EnLeK luckily, #pj is on it....

We need open carbon emissions data now! - http://bit.ly/19kvLWf indeed, it's a matter of life or death... #climatechange

French Report Says: Kill #Hadopi, But Let Its Legacy Live On - http://bit.ly/10mpJnb </le sigh>

130512

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130511 - http://bit.ly/ZRAL0B yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

UK IPO office releases emails that show close collaboration with publishers on WIPO treaty for the #blind - http://bit.ly/139Urxi

MT @travel_brl OOPS 'nn' Digitized searchable version of FOI request from UK IPO re: UK PA -- or let's do lunch – http://bit.ly/13PEDmf

M&S, Co-op and Sainsbury's say chickens will be fed on GM soya - http://bit.ly/10EYhmn use demonstrable lie to "justify" move

Hospital staffing levels in England unsafe, say nurses - http://bit.ly/10F3bQa this is what the privitisation of the #NHS brings us

130511

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130510 - http://bit.ly/11ZUGM0 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

truly extraordinary colour film of 1927 #London - http://bit.ly/15Xibf5 so familiar, so strange (v @WillardFoxton @superglaze)

Hey, Supreme Court? It's Time to Take Up Software Patents (Again) - http://bit.ly/10oMbb4 this mess needs sorting #swpats

Fair Trade Rallies slam demands for higher medicine prices - http://bit.ly/18AwUf1 drugs must be taken out of #TPP

A Battle For Open Public Data In South Africa - http://bit.ly/12nBo3W work still needed here #opendata

#NZ part of International Day of Action against #TPP - http://bit.ly/10C3I5e the fight to defend #Pharmac

Bike lanes led to 49% increase in retail sales - http://bit.ly/10oMT8a why businesses should back bikes

Hablando del TPP en La Primera - http://bit.ly/14cyboX "#TPP podría significar estándar internacional en materia de derechos de autor"

Hailu Mergia and His Classical Instrument - http://bit.ly/10oNxTp original textures, beautiful music #ethiopia

Horsemeat scandal: fear that culprits will not face justice - http://bit.ly/18AyEET easy: refuse to allow Irish meat in UK until resolved

#Indonesia's tropical forests set to benefit from further clearing ban - http://bit.ly/17TaMLq hugely important move - hope it happens

Hackers, Makers, and Tinkerers: Here's How #TPP Would Hurt You - http://bit.ly/ZP8DLt fight it (v @Asher_Wolf)

Rios Montt found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity - http://bit.ly/11ZYkFU hugely important precedent #justice

Climate change sceptic to advise David Cameron on foreign policy - http://bit.ly/17cMnmm tories become nasty and stupid party...

130510

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130509 - http://bit.ly/YyiPKW yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Aufruf zum Thema Filesharing/ Störerhaftung! - http://bit.ly/16ltoFQ help requested

#W3C takes next step with controversial #DRM proposal, Defective by Design condemns decision - http://bit.ly/10ylTsI #HTML5

Linguistik: Wie Bantu Afrika eroberte - http://bit.ly/10ymDOz fascinating #linguistics #africa

New Guide on Access to EU Documents - http://bit.ly/13ISpqN remember: if you don't exercise your right to know, it atrophies #transparency

Can eu citizens afford their medicines? The economic crisis and access to medicines in europe - http://bit.ly/13IWNpG 16 May #brussels

Sayat Nova Project - http://bit.ly/149FjlW if you love #caucasian folk music - & let's face it, who doesn't? - these recordings are for you

Pirate Bay Takes Over Distribution of Censored 3D Printable Gun - http://bit.ly/11XT5qc provocative much?

KEI Comments on US/EU Trade negotiations (#TTIP) - http://bit.ly/YK9py1 lots of good points why it's bad #TAFTA

Tell Members of Congress to Protect Access to Lifesaving Medicines - http://bit.ly/17g7Qbw #TPP will kill in its current form

New powers to enable the UK to implement the Unitary Patent Court Agreement - http://bit.ly/134eg9t in new Bill (v @OpenRightsGroup)

How Investor-State Dispute Resolution Threatens Access To Medicines, And Much Else - http://bit.ly/16luSQv serious #TAFTA/#TTIP #TPP

MarylandCode.org provides the Maryland Code of Public Laws on one friendly website. No #copyright restrictions, a modern API #opendata

Published Guides to #OpenData Licensing - http://bit.ly/12lF8ms useful stuff

The Compass of #transparency: an Italian instrument for Open government - http://bit.ly/13mG1O1 good to see #opendata

#TAFTA/#TTIP: "potentially requiring EU countries to overcome aversion to importing US genetically modified crops" - http://bit.ly/ZNyEuM

Copyright and Secrecy Don’t Make for Good Trade Agreements - http://bit.ly/14asrfA to put it mildly #TPP #TAFTA/#TTIP

USians: Request for Comments Concerning Proposed #TAFTA/#TTIPt *closes today* - http://1.usa.gov/134CpwB pl. respond, even if minimally

Hollywood lobbying threatens deal 4 accessible books - http://ars.to/ZNEWKO cos #copyright so much more important than helping the #blind

Investor – state dispute settlement not compatible with EU Treaties - http://bit.ly/11qqJtL important analysis: why this must go

Cops Beat Woman For Filming Another Beating - http://bit.ly/10xBaoZ staggering if true; shows why videos need to be uploaded live...

Ponader-Nachfolge: Piraten wählen 26-jährige Datenschutzexpertin - http://bit.ly/198ZmSt good luck to her - she'll need it

DRM in HTML5 is a victory for the open Web, not a defeat - http://ars.to/16n1c5z totally misses point: W3C is legitimising DRM

NHS 111 non-emergency helpline in #chaos, say doctors - http://bit.ly/10gDdka welcome to your new, privatised #NHS people...

130509

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130508 - http://bit.ly/11lJKgW yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

hilarious whine from PhRMA about how rotten those Australians are being by refusing to give PhRMA even more [pdf] – http://bit.ly/10I3zaJ

Thoughts on #OpenInnovation - http://bit.ly/10I3MKS "Open Innovation in the context of economics, society and global affairs" free #ebook

The High Price of “Free” Trade: U.S. Trade Agreements and Access to Medicines - http://bit.ly/10cJFZD good, detailed analysis #TPP #TAFTA

Cuadrilla to drill for shale gas in home counties for first time - http://bit.ly/12g1reu huge externalities local people will pay #fracking

Para dar conta do consumo, Índia pode comprar soja brasileira - http://bit.ly/13DaMxb so why are UK supermarkets lying that they can't?

EU retailers pledge support for Brazilian non-GMO soy - http://bit.ly/15M0wan UK supermarkets on the wrong side of history

EU bans nearly 1,400 chemicals from personal care products -  http://bit.ly/16j7UcI US found only 11 chemicals to be “unsafe” #TAFTA/#TTIP

Announcing PLOS Labs – Call For Participation - http://bit.ly/10kcQpm "to develop disruptive ideas and products for science communication"

#NZ IT industry backs software patent change - http://bit.ly/13juwGX no patents on computer program "as such"...but better than nothing

Dutch certifiers question supermarkets' GM soy claims - http://bit.ly/10szexX more evidence UK supermarkets are lying to us

Experts call for transparency over medical devices - http://bit.ly/173QZLk "
safety data should be published online" (v @gsDetermination)

EU member states Seek More Specifics In U.S.-EU Mandate, Press Jurisdiction - http://bit.ly/173Tkpx lots of helpful info about #TAFTA/#TTIP

Appeals Court In Google Book Scanning Case Clearly Leaning Towards Fair Use Ruling - http://bit.ly/12ZCGRq would be significant

Your next language...or how open source changed programming - http://bit.ly/12ZDF46 interesting historical perspective #devs

Contre le piratage, l'Ukraine cède aux pressions des USA - http://bit.ly/13jSJwW no surprise #ua

Police warned girl, 10, 'chalk hopscotch grid on path was criminal damage' - http://bit.ly/ZKmByg should be named, shamed & reprimanded

Ofcom: "as people consumed more infringed files they consumed more legal files, & spent more on legal content" – http://bit.ly/12ZMaMx

mining company causes major health problems in kids, demands compensation from Peru under investment-state treaty  - http://bloom.bg/16jLRTl

India threatens to stall trade talks with EU - http://bit.ly/130l1c7 "to give an ultimatum on recognising it as a ’data-secure’ country"

Indian Government Quietly Brings In Its 'Central Monitoring System': Total Surveillance Of All Telecommunications – http://bit.ly/12hb6l8

New Bipartisan Bill Proposes Real Fixes to Bad #Copyright Law - http://bit.ly/ZRW3i3 also slaps down international treaties

Panorama journalist and former UK drugs adviser blocked from holding lecture in Cardiff - http://bit.ly/17ONruu no #freespeech in #wales?

Keep Dairy “off the table” in #TPP - http://bit.ly/18wDLWN same for #TAFTA/#TTIP

US Executive Order -- Making #Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information - http://1.usa.gov/16khL1Z good to see

#W3C proceeds with Web video encryption despite opposition - http://cnet.co/12jlp71 wrong, wrong, wrong #DRM

Economics and The Wealth of the #Commons Conference - http://bit.ly/10dV2QU free #ebook - looks good

Apple's European Multi-Touch Patent Revived by the English Court of Appeals - http://bit.ly/11nNgHJ hmmm

#China raises concerns about EU-US plans for free-trade pact - http://bit.ly/13kuWgi starting to take note of #TAFTA/#TTIP

PLS 387/2011 – Projeto de Lei para Acesso Aberto à Produção das Universidades Públicas Brasileiras - http://bit.ly/194rZ3g green #oa

"The EFF is a lobbying organization, just like the NRA" - http://bit.ly/12joYtR (in comments) ORLY? (v @ralpost)

#Prenda Lawyer Says Judge Wright's Order Is Inapplicable In Georgia Because California Recognizes Gay Marriage - http://bit.ly/10wCLQu wut?

New Zealand To Ban Software Patents 'As Such'; Tries To Pin Down What On Earth That Means - http://bit.ly/17Pb9qm we shall see #NZ #swpats

130508

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130507 - http://bit.ly/18WECgG yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Queen's speech to feature new curbs on migrants from EU - http://bit.ly/ZGqrsf of all the problems facing UK, they chose this non-issue

#IKEA: Stop destroying Russia’s remaining ancient forests - http://bit.ly/YtJVTs shame #epetition

Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Everything Else Work - http://bit.ly/18t894m the #commons needs more respect (v @maira)

U.S. agriculture welcomes international biotech agreement - http://bit.ly/1430dTH another attempt to circumvent national regulations #AU

European Court Puts Release Of Drug Safety Data On Hold - http://bit.ly/15Ek6Fo pharma puts profits before human lives #AbbVie #InterMune

Draft EU-Canada trade treaty threatens Europe's #fracking bans - http://bit.ly/10hQbu7 investment-state disputes must be taken out #CETA

G8 under pressure to rethink #biofuel mandates - http://bit.ly/YtMnta too right, this approach is insane

Samsung-Apple Patent Fight: Is It Worth It? - http://on.wsj.com/11hSd4M well, guess #bonkers

Irish PM faced with excommunication threat - http://bit.ly/ZGxPDU as if anyone cared about idiotic medieval threats

#Disney Drops Controversial Dia De Los Muertos #Trademark Bid After Online Uproar - http://bit.ly/12fxt95 only because people protested

Why the Idea of the Software Patent Does Not Fly - http://bit.ly/11iAPg3 & other reasons why they are bad in every way #swpats

Clinical trials startup TrialReach doses up on $3.1m funding led by Octopus Investments - http://tnw.co/18XN1QW but will it be #opendata?

First Year of Korea Free Trade Agreement Data Shows U.S. Exports Down, Trade Deficit with Korea Up - http://bit.ly/12UUmxA who needs FTAs?

Record satisfaction with NHS even among Tory voters - http://bit.ly/11iWfJY why destroy it through creeping privatisation? (v @marcuschown)

OLAF's leaked Dalligate report underlines need to end tobacco #lobbyist's role as EU ethics adviser - http://bit.ly/12UWfu1 too right

RT @julianhuppert  David Blunkett argues for the reintroduction of #IDcards! #fb >>will he never get the message? #authoritarianism

Intellectual Property Owners Association Against Helping The #Blind Because It Would 'Set A Dangerous Precedent' – http://bit.ly/10blvP9

#Harper’s obsession with controlling the message verges on the Orwellian - http://bit.ly/10qNH29 #stalinist, more like #canada #censorship

7 Poisons/Cruel Food Practices that #TAFTA/#TTIP will doubtless try to force on EU - http://bit.ly/15IdHsC get ready to fight (v @PCGTW)

Stop modernising Lhasa, pleads Tibetan writer - http://bit.ly/10bD69x cultural genocide proceeds apace #tibet #china

Queen's speech revives 'snooper's charter' legislation - http://bit.ly/13zYCoQ time to sack May, a clueless authoritarian #snooperscharter

South Sudan focuses on ICT to rebuild - http://bit.ly/17MdVMY great opportunity for #opensource to help (v @africatechie)#africa

fantasy: Inside the NRA's 2013 Convention - http://bit.ly/10j35aY reality: "a dead girl on a hospital cot, her neck and head ripped open"

Documentary about trying to stop #tarsands oil pipeline - http://bit.ly/11TkJVm "seeking post-production funds to complete his documentary"

Watch a Guy Get Sucked Out of a Plane When His Parachute Deploys Early - http://bit.ly/10H1bkr whoops: hope he was all right...

Japanese Movement Against #TPP Growing - http://bit.ly/ZQdbVs excellent analysis of Japanese attitudes, & impact on its health system

Furore deepens over Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott - http://bit.ly/10rBsSW tony blair will be attending: say no more...

130507

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130506 - http://bit.ly/11e3rHx yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

To the space station & beyond with #Linux - http://zd.net/17J992T "needed an operating system that was stable and reliable" (v @jasonwryan)

English May Have Retained Words From an Ice Age Language - http://bit.ly/11PxOij lovely idea, but controversial #linguistics

Now US And EU Want To Apply Upward Ratchet To #TRIPS Itself - http://bit.ly/11e7DH9 enough is never enough for the rich #copyright

#Biofuels industry sent ‘3 mails an hour’ in ILUC lobby offensive - http://bit.ly/15mfMKY strange these weren't blocked like the public's

EU-Kommission will Netzneutralität sichern? Don´t believe the hype! - http://bit.ly/12NZfZ7 quite #netneutrality

Re:publica: Von Afrika lernen - http://bit.ly/YBTIJn sounds like a good idea #africa #rp13

Für einen Neustart der Urheberrechtsdebatte: www.rechtaufremix.org - http://bit.ly/YrvkaU at the very least... #copyright

Access to Medicines Is Key to Reducing Suffering from #Asthma - http://bit.ly/18r2RpP don't worry, #TPP will soon put a stop to that #NZ

#UK's QinetiQ pwned for years by Chinese hackers - http://ars.to/16RdSBH why would anyone trust their products now? (v @ustuntman)

27 common scams to avoid - http://bit.ly/17Jgpf2 good to see #guardian showing #Microsoft #Windows logo in list of scams...

EU Consultations: A Modest Proposal - http://bit.ly/16dGS6t I respond to the response to my response #IPRED #copyright

EU Data Protection - Privacy Alert: #0 Introduction - http://bit.ly/YCcqR3 we need to protect our privacy: that means contacting MEPs

#Antibiotics could cure 40% of chronic back pain patients - http://bit.ly/18RA2QW great news, but makes new antibiotics even more urgent

Cloning the world's oldest #trees to reforest the planet - http://bit.ly/10DOyXq interesting project

Why the politics of envy are keenest among the very rich - http://bit.ly/16RExhO the despair at the heart of money (v @bengoldacre)

GE Crop Risk Assessment Challenges: An Overview - http://bit.ly/15xoXrU #GM uses more pesticides, not less: research needed on effects

"Turkey as Trojan Horse for loosening EU #GM regulatory approaches" for #TAFTA/#TTIP? - http://bit.ly/18RLprX big battle over #GM coming

#China’s largest law firm announces #Brussels opening - http://bit.ly/13eUqvu  talk about symbolism

Trans Pacific Partnership analysis complete but confidential: Fast - http://bit.ly/13rwTqs lots of equivocation there... #TPP #CETA

Megaupload Launches Frontal Attack on White House Corruption - http://bit.ly/16dVIKk attack is the best defence #copyright

Tackling tax evasion: will the Commission listen to anyone but industry? - http://bit.ly/15mMo7r you know, like EU citizens?

decline in party membership across EU - http://bit.ly/YCGc8o the dinosaurs are doomed, but don't realise it (v @jonworth @democraticaudit)

#TPP talks key to opening Japan - http://politi.co/11Q9Eo2 note mention of soya products, which are mostly GM; expect same for #TAFTA/#TTIP

Royalty Collection Agency SABAM Sues Belgian ISPs In Pursuit Of Its Fantasy 'Piracy License' - http://bit.ly/11QbpBC </facepalm> #be

Over 90% Of The Most Innovative Products From The Past Few Decades Were NOT Patented - http://bit.ly/17JQAeR important study #patents

#INDECT et la "discrimination algorithmique" - http://bit.ly/10lTpCe good way of putting it (v @manhack)#surveillance

Gaijin Entertainment Demands Gaijin.com, Which Predates Them And Doesn't Infringe Their Trademark – http://bit.ly/10Es08X

EU Seed Diversity – The Final Word - http://bit.ly/10gBCXC useful thoughts on latest changes to seed regulation (v @permagriculture)

U.S. Govt. Attack on Megaupload Bears Hallmarks of ‘Digital Gitmo’ - http://bit.ly/13tdsxu I like this man's way of thinking...

Diabetic High School Girl Beaten by Police Officer and Arrested -- For Falling Asleep in Class - http://bit.ly/10nbKKF makes my blood boil

El Buen Vivir and the #Commons - http://bit.ly/10ncAXS fascinating stuff

$10 gadget contains "the entire English Wikipedia with 3 million topics" - http://bit.ly/16TLIpA tomorrow, all human knowledge in your hand

Judge Wright Sentences Prenda To Poetic Justice - http://bit.ly/15nyvWK "Well played, Judge Wright. Well played." yup

#Crowdfunding a CC-licensed translation of classic #Yiddish book Poylishe Velder (In The Forests of Poland) - http://bit.ly/ZEJxPl

Dutch Law Would Authorize Police To Hack Into Foreign Computers And Phones: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - http://bit.ly/13tX2Vz #nl

Poisoning the Treaty for the #Blind - http://huff.to/12boXJu justly angry piece about callous selfishness of #MPAA and friends #copyright

"#WTO is destroying whatever shred of legitimacy it still had" - http://bit.ly/YsLgKe outrageous attack on clean energy programme

Content barons are the richest CEOs - http://bit.ly/15nSjcx "hard to be sympathetic to their constant whining about illegal copying"