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IOC Approves Athlete Blogging Policy for Vancouver 2010 Games

The Sports Journalists' Association reports that the International Olympic Committee has issued a four-page guide that permits the athlete blogs at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.  The rules include a broad range of restrictions, including no sound, video, photographs of Olympic action or medal ceremonies, no interviews or news about […]

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May 14, 2009 2 comments News

MEP Urges Action Against France For Violating EU Law With Three Strikes Rule

UPI reports that a member of the European Parliament says he will urge legal action against France for adopting the three-strikes rule. French Socialist MEP Guy Bono says he will to ask the European Commission, which has consistently supported the parliament's position against Internet access cut-offs, to initiate a lawsuit […]

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May 14, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

China Opposes Extension of IGF Mandate

The Internet Governance Project reports that China has announced that it opposes extending the five year mandate of the Internet Governance Forum.

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May 14, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

Felten’s Three-Strikes Proposal

Princeton professor Ed Felten has a must-read post on the three-strikes system that perfectly places the issue into perspective.

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May 13, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians Adopts Copyright Resolutions

The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians adopted several copyright reform resolutions at its biennial conference earlier this month.  The AEBC was founded in 1992 out of a desire for equality and empowerment of blind people in Canadian society.  The resolutions call for a flexible fair dealing provision and and limits on anti-circumvention provisions.  The full resolutions should be online shortly, but in the meantime, three of the most noteworthy are:

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May 13, 2009 1 comment News