Swedish Parliament just voted 233-41 to introduce Data Retention in Sweden, as per the EU directive from 2004. Despite many countries having struck down…
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European Parliament Blocks Copyright Reform With 113% Voter Turnout
In an unexpected turn of events, one of the key committees in the European Parliament voted recently to weaken a reform of the copyright…
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EU ACTA Chief Resigns In Disgust Over Disrespect At Citizens; Next Steps
This just in: the European Parliament’s rapporteur of the ACTA agreement, an agreement which is about as bad as SOPA and creates seriously repressive…
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Copyright Monopoly Goes Insane: Non-Copy Judged As Infringing
In a shock ruling in the UK this Tuesday, a photo was found to be in violation of the copyright monopoly of another photographer….
Read MoreA Week At The Heart Of Democracy: You Couldn't Make It Up
I’ve spent this week in the European Parliament (pictured). The disconnect between the populace and the political nobility is just staggering. I already translated…
Read MoreNew Lows In Neverending ACTA Corruption
The harshly criticized ACTA agreement (which, among other things, may result in severe limitations in the freedom of the net) has been reviewed by…
Read MoreOMGWTF: Passwords of 93,000 Politicians, Reporters, Bloggers Leaked
In what is arguably the largest-scale security breach so far in Sweden that didn’t come in the form of a parliamentary decision, a leak…
Read MoreNovi Sad, You're Doing It Right
I’m currently wrapping up after having given a presentataion on changing the world in Novi Sad, Serbia. To my astonishment, the city has a…
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Starting Today, Copyright Industry Demands Tax For Your Vacation Photos
The copyright industry never seems to have had enough. Starting today in Sweden, they demand a private tax for external hard drives and USB…
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Horrific: Two Years, Heavy Fine For 60-Year-Old Music File Sharer
Today, the verdict was announced in the case of Uppsala, Sweden, where a 60-year-old had shared 2,880 music tracks on a DirectConnect hub. The…
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