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The EU Commission’s Repressive Plans Beyond ACTA - 6 février 2012
The EU Commission is relentlessly defending ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which faces widespread opposition in Europe and beyond. Falsely portraying ACTA as an acceptable agreement, the Commission is paving the way for its ultra-repressive copyright enforcement agenda, as revealed in documents (...)
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A New Question of Internet Freedom - 6 février 2012
European activists who participated in American Internet protests last month learned that there was political power to be harnessed on the Web. Now they are putting that knowledge to use in an effort to defeat new global rules for intellectual property.
In the U.S. protests , Web sites including Wikipedia went (...)
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Act on Acta now if you care about democracy and free speech - 3 février 2012
The anti-counterfeiting trade agreement could criminalise internet users globally. But it hasn’t been ratified yet "¦
Acta is the latest copyright enforcement scheme to cause alarm among digital activists. Given its reach, this is understandable.
The anti-counterfeiting trade agreement is, despite its name, (...)
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After SOPA/PIPA in the US, ACTA Makes Its Way to the EU Parliament - 23 janvier 2012
After the huge online protests against the extremist SOPA and PIPA copyright bills discussed in the United States, the EU Parliament starts working on their global counterpart : ACTA, the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement. Citizens across Europe must push back against this illegitimate agreement bound to (...)
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Piracy is part of the digital ecosystem - 23 janvier 2012
When it comes to digital piracy, there is a great deal of hypocrisy "“ one way another, everyone is doing it
In the summer of 2009, I found myself invited to a small party in an old bourgeois apartment with breathtaking views of the Champ-de-Mars and Eiffel Tower. The gathering was meant to be an informal (...)
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A Clash of Media Worlds (and Generations) - 23 janvier 2012
Back in high school they always told us that brains prevail "” that cool gets you only so far.
Well, last week, smarts won "” at least one round. Wikipedia went dark and Google blacked out its logo, as the brainiacs of Silicon Valley tilted at the A-list media giants of Hollywood and New York.
At issue were two (...)
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Sopa and Pipa votes shelved after Congress climbs down on piracy bills - 21 janvier 2012
Senate majority leader postpones vote on anti-piracy bill
Republican candidates say proposals threaten internet freedom
In a dramatic display of the power of online protest, a congressional vote on the anti-piracy bills Pipa and Sopa have been shelved after some of the internet’s main players demanded a (...)
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Protestation contre les projets de loi "anti-piratage" SOPA et PIPA : première grande grève de l’Internet - 21 janvier 2012
Mercredi 18 janvier, une grève sur Internet d’une ampleur sans précédent a été suivie par de nombreux acteurs du web, dont Wikipedia (site US), Google, Wired. En tout, 75.000 sites auraient participé. Facebook et Twitter, absents majeurs du mouvement, revendiquent aujourd’hui indirectement d’en avoir été des vecteurs par (...)
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MegaUpload : Copyright Industry At War Against Monsters of its Own Making - 20 janvier 2012
The takedown1 of MegaUpload from the Internet shows a global attempt to control and censor the Internet, as illustrated by PIPA2 in the US, and the ACTA3 agreement worldwide. Conducted outside of the US territory and without even a court ruling, this case makes clear how disproportionate and violent is the war (...)
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In Fight Over Piracy Bills, New Economy Rises Against Old - 19 janvier 2012
When the powerful world of old media mobilized to win passage of an online antipiracy bill, it marshaled the reliable giants of K Street "” the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Recording Industry Association of America and, of course, the motion picture lobby, with its new chairman, former Senator Christopher (...)
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Thank You, Internet ! And the Fight Continues - 19 janvier 2012
Today was a truly inspiring day in Internet history. Working together, we sent a powerful message to Big Media and the misguided proponents of the Internet blacklist legislation : we will not stand idly by and let you hamper innovation, kill jobs, wreak havoc on Internet security, and undermine free speech. (...)
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The Sopa blackout protest makes history - 19 janvier 2012
An unprecedented wave of online opposition to the Sopa and Pipa bills before Congress shows the power of a free internet
Wednesday 18 January marked the largest online protest in the history of the internet. Websites from large to small "went dark" in protest of proposed legislation before the US House and Senate (...)
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Le blackout américain fait reculer les partisans de la loi SOPA - 19 janvier 2012
Toute la journée du mercredi 18 janvier a été placée sous le signe du blackout sur l’Internet américain. L’opération, qui avait pour mission de prévenir les Américains sur le contenu des lois PIPA et SOPA, a été un succès sur le plan médiatique. Du côté politique, les deux textes sont encore dans la course. Mais les soutiens se (...)
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Sopa and Pipa protests not over, says Wikipedia - 19 janvier 2012
After a 24-hour blackout, Wikipedia has returned to full working order but declared : "We’re not done yet."
The site had blocked its content for 24 hours in protest at proposed anti-piracy legislation in the US.
The encyclopaedia said the site had been viewed 162 million times, with eight million people following (...)
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Sopa : Sites go dark as part of anti-piracy law protests - 18 janvier 2012
Thousands of internet sites are taking part in a "blackout" protest against anti-piracy laws being discussed by US lawmakers.
The Wikipedia encyclopedia and blogging service WordPress are among the highest profile pages to remove material.
Google is showing solidarity by placing a black box over its logo when (...)
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Protest on Web Uses Shutdown to Take On Two Piracy Bills - 18 janvier 2012
With a Web-wide protest on Wednesday that includes a 24-hour shutdown of the English-language Wikipedia, the legislative battle over two Internet piracy bills has reached an extraordinary moment "” a political coming of age for a relatively young and disorganized industry that has largely steered clear of lobbying (...)
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SOPA, PIPA, et la crainte d’un filtrage du Web à grande échelle - 18 janvier 2012
Wikipédia fondu au noir pendant 24 heures, un logo spécial de Google anti-SOPA, ou le jeu Minecraft rendu indisponible... Les acteurs du Web multiplient, mercredi 18 janvier, les initiatives pour protester contre la loi antipiratage américaine SOPA ("Stop Online Piracy Act").
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Wikipedia begins blackout in protest against US anti-piracy laws - 18 janvier 2012
English version of website goes offline for 24 hours as part of ’day of darkness’ in protest at US anti-piracy laws
Wikipedia has taken its English-language content offline as part of a "day of darkness" in protest at US anti-piracy laws that it says could "fatally damage the free and open internet" and "severely (...)
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Blackout sur l’Internet américain - 18 janvier 2012
Pour protester contre une loi anti piratage, des sites américains, dont Wikipédia, sont aujourd’hui inaccessibles. Un "blackout" qui fait figure de dernier épisode en date dans la guerre que se livrent industries culturelles et partisans d’un Internet libre et ouvert.
Aux États-Unis, les lobbyistes des industries (...)
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Stop Sopa or the web really will go dark - 18 janvier 2012
The corporations lobbying for Sopa know exactly what they want : control of online information for profit. This is a crossroads
As thousands of websites, including the English version of Wikipedia, prepare to "go dark" Wednesday in protest against internet censorship, a new explanation is emerging for the (...)
