Saturday 30 June 2012

120627


EU court cuts #Microsoft antitrust fine slightly - http://reut.rs/OuSvhH still 860 million euros (v @carlopiana)#interoperability

[RT] EU Parlamentarian Gallo: #ACTA Dissent 'A Soft Form Of #Terrorism' -http://bit.ly/KKOoeR this was inevitable

Olympic Social Media Guidelines Muzzle Athletes - http://rww.to/LOdyVS#london2012 as risible as ever 

3D Maps Of Tube Stations - http://bit.ly/KM9d9G nice, if slightly disconcerting#london

CIA fake vaccine program will have wide-ranging effects on health of Pakistani children - http://bit.ly/OuWBq1 appallingly cynical

BIS Committee report on #Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property -http://bit.ly/KCSSiV interesting comments (v @tom_watson)#copyright

Using the #TPP to Renegotiate and Expand #NAFTA - http://bit.ly/OuYkvr the treaty ratchet at work

#ACTA on its last legs? - http://bit.ly/MT7pe4 parliamentary report "recommending that #australia not ratify" ACTA

Bravo, Germany! - http://bit.ly/LOeQjT "fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity outweighed the fundamental rights of the parents"

Band Explains Why It Loves When Fans Download Unauthorized Copies Of Its Music - http://bit.ly/NLSNhz obvious, really

Apple Wins Injunction Against Samsung's Galaxy Tab - http://dthin.gs/MT8D9aabsurd

Klage gegen Musikpiraten: Gema will echte Namen oder Geld -http://bit.ly/LOfopT can't imagine why #GEMA hates #cc licensing...

Student Fined 4 Providing Free Film & TV Subtitles; Another Business Opportunity Thrown Away By #Copyright Industries - http://bit.ly/NLVdgc

Germany's Friesland mulls using Pirate's #opensource decision-making tool -http://bit.ly/LfHBGT v interesting move #de

File sharing is no different from Jimmy Carr’s clever accounting -http://ind.pn/MphWPK what a farrago of claims that were debunked long ago

Google Is To Pink Slime As Apples Are To Airplanes - http://bit.ly/MWzxtl the demonisation of #google plumbs new depths #copyright

Stop Software Patents in Europe - http://bit.ly/MpydnA they're coming (again): pl. help fight them #swpats

Want Skype on your mobile phone? Swedes will have to pay -http://bit.ly/LQjvDs #netneutrality, what's that?

RT @BBCPolitics @julianhuppert Blair: I'd like to return as PMhttp://bbc.in/LQzLUV >>delusional or what?

Leonard Bernstein the Composer: Complete Chronological Catalogue on Spotify - http://bit.ly/MABJL2 really underrated as a composer

Confirmed: NY Times Is Launching A Site In #China Tomorrow, With No Paywall - http://tcrn.ch/Oy7Aix all major newspapers will do this

Filesharing site owner found guilty in Newcastle as penalties for sites get serious - http://tnw.co/M5mR8U "not hosting illegal material"

Letter from Over 130 US Politicians to USTR Seeking for Greater Transparency in the #TPP - http://bit.ly/OutpOB great move (v @eff @mgeist)

Just Because A Banana Can Be Used To Rob A Bank, It Doesn't Mean We Ban Bananas - http://bit.ly/MUosfB no, that would be, er, bananas...

One reason for Nexus Q's high price: "Manufactured in U.S.A." -http://bit.ly/MxjnJH a straw in the wind?

120629


[RT] #London Police Want To Crowdsource Guilt-Free #Surveillance -http://bit.ly/OENP8N Bentham would be proud 

UNESCO World OER Congress releases 2012 Paris OER Declaration -http://bit.ly/NJ50Qx moar #OER...

Calling Dr. Google - http://bit.ly/MuFtP9 interesting tale

An2An Keyboard - http://bit.ly/LkDk4N clever #android

ACTAfacts? ACTAfiction? Or Just Unsourced Pro-#ACTA Propaganda Purporting To Be Objective? - http://bit.ly/NVkYL5 desperate or what?

Intellectual Ventures Loses Its Shine: Will Its Business Model Ever Work? -http://bit.ly/MuGt5K I think we know the answer to that #trolls

Ex-NHS chief Gary Walker 'being gagged' - http://bbc.in/ODYb7P disgraceful: enquiry needed here (v @bengoldacre)#transparency

5 years of #GPLv3 - http://bit.ly/LV4sZ3 interesting point about licence compatibility

Most Blatant Pro-#ACTA Campaign So Far Is A Copyright Monopoly Violation -http://bit.ly/LV8TmR laws only apply to you & me #hypocrisy

Anonymous Courtroom Notes Raise Serious Questions About SurfTheChannel Conviction - http://bit.ly/OF6cth any lawyers got views on claims?

Please help us Free Bassel, #opensource developer and CC volunteer -http://bit.ly/MFAv1l worrying stuff #syria

Making calls is fifth most frequent UK smartphone activity, according to O2 -http://tnw.co/MEnfbQ computers with phones, not vice versa

#TPP viewed with skepticism - http://bit.ly/LUwl1P "#China sees it as US conspiracy to interfere with its international rise"; it is

RT @fcouchet Some hours left to call MEP about software patentshttp://ur1.ca/9kw7c and ACTA http://ur1.ca/9l4w4

Countries That Don't Put In Place Copyright Regimes The US Likes May Be Deemed 'Cybersecurity Concerns' - http://bit.ly/LVEjcJ ah, the stick

Europe Reaches Agreement On Unitary Patent - http://bit.ly/NKmqMG bad news; here's why - http://bit.ly/MpydnA

WTO Rules Against Yet Another U.S. Consumer Protection Policy -http://bit.ly/MvwEEG "will only intensify public opposition to #TPP"

Big e-reader is watching you - http://bit.ly/MEU6xf something to bear in mind#ebooks

Websites Deemed 'Place Of Public Accommodation' Under ADA; Expects Lots Of Sites To Get Sued - http://bit.ly/KR1Pdd crazy copyright probs?

Revealed: the scale of sexual abuse by #police officers - http://bit.ly/KHZyMIawful (v @PoliceStateUK @bc_tmh)

Agreement On EU Unitary Patent Reached - http://bit.ly/N2VvyD good detailed analysis (v @netzpolitik)

RT @dozykraut EU Software-Patent "inventors" by country http://j.mp/LVQBlx if this doesn't scare EU SMEs, nothing will. ‪#swpats‬ 

Softwarepatente in Europa - Worum geht es? - http://bit.ly/OK0Fmu lots of good background (v @dozykraut)#swpats

How Extending #Patent Protection For Antibiotics Creates Perverse Incentives To Render Them Useless - http://bit.ly/KRrqTt & that's not good

UK's 3-Strikes Plan Continues To Grind Through The System; Still Not In Force, Still Awful - http://bit.ly/NdtK26 still a disgrace #deact

USTR Rejects Rep. Issa's Request To Observe #TPP Negotiations -http://bit.ly/MFZvnJ such arrogance

Support Grows for Open Access to Science Research - http://bit.ly/KIyXPq and how #openaccess


Friday 29 June 2012

120628


#ACTA slammed by Australian Parliamentary Committee - http://bit.ly/LEOO81tide finally turning in #AU too? (v @Asher_Wolf)

Research Shows: You Don't Need Patents To Disclose Information -http://bit.ly/LEPfiy important point

Xocai chocolate marketers threaten skeptic blogger's family and forces him to remove article - queue Streisand effect - http://bit.ly/Li8Kc6

#Dotcom search warrants declared illegal - http://bit.ly/M7v7oS wow, really getting interesting this story

#ACTA endangers innovation and fundamental rights - http://bit.ly/NQeDAoFFII's  open letter to The President of the European Parliament

UK #OpenData White Paper: Unleashing the Potential - http://bit.ly/N5ORUbpublished in #ODT format too – kudos

Afripedia collaboration expands offline Wikipedia in #Africa - great movesAfripedia collaboration expands offline Wikipedia in #Africa - great moves

"Another bit of flesh dropped off the decaying zombie that is #ACTA" -http://bit.ly/MCbLH0 The Reg, of course...

Stop Software Patents in Europe [Updated] - http://bit.ly/MpydnA important new info for MEPs re vote next week - pl. pass on to them #swpats

Texas Republicans (literally) want to ban critical thinking - http://bit.ly/MzDmYk"challenging the student’s fixed beliefs": uh-huh...

Current EU consultations of importance to #digitalrights - http://bit.ly/MrQ25Gso much is going on at the moment...

1 Million to Ban the #Lion Trade - http://bit.ly/KFqr3Y the selfish stupidity never ends #epetition

Exceptionally Troubling Ruling In The UK: Owners Of Links Site Guilty Of 'Conspiracy To Defraud' - http://bit.ly/MAn9ly not good

Nature Publishing Group introduces #CC BY option - http://bit.ly/NR7kbE that's good: other publishers follow suit, pl. #openaccess

‘Responsible soy’ nominated for Belgian Greenwash award -http://bit.ly/MY50LF seems well deserved #wwf

#Exxon's CEO: #Climate, energy fears overblown -http://on.msnbc.com/MXTW2T tell that to your grandchildren (v @dcarli)

Laser Light Show To Inaugurate The Shard - http://bit.ly/KOIVDU I'm disappointed they won't be playing any Philip Glass... #london

Engendering Change? Gender Advocacy in #OpenSource - http://bit.ly/OCBMJglots of interesting points

What's Behind Canada's Entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks? -http://bit.ly/Qrwf5u good question; interesting answer #tpp

UK Government Release #OpenData White Paper and new Data.Gov.UK -http://bit.ly/KFzGRs nice screenshots of latter

Help us build a School of Open - http://bit.ly/Mskz37 how could we refuse?

UK Ministers consult public on 'opt in for smut' plans - http://bit.ly/LDy5jr "Just tick here, sir, in the 'I am a pervert' box"; quite 

#Qualcomm restructures due to concerns over impact of open source licenses on patents - http://bit.ly/NFVDBj decides to become irrelevant

Hull teacher admits insulting school pupils on Facebook - http://bbc.in/Ozfc2Vyeah, so? are we such complete weeds? (v @DavidAllenGreen)

US Copyright Office, MPAA Celebrate Handing Hollywood Stars Their Own Special #Copyright #Monopoly Powers - http://bit.ly/MsvuK5 twisted

Digital Economy Act: What will Granny think? - http://bit.ly/N7rBoQ raises some excellent points - especially about UK general elections...

NAFTA on Steroids - http://bit.ly/L4oyDO excellent summary: "#TPP is mainly about new corporate rights, not trade". recommended

Why Louis CK and Amanda Palmer are the future of content -http://bit.ly/MDS8eY oh yes, you'd better believe it

USPTO Official Misleads Congress on Permissible Scope of Compulsory Licenses to Increase Access to Medicines - http://bit.ly/MBoGI4 tut-tut

Analyzing #Kickstarter: What succeeds, by how much and how often -http://bit.ly/MYF3NJ this is really valuable

A Step-by-Step Guide to Tribal Leadership: Part 1: The Five Stages of Tribal Culture - http://bit.ly/N0ZV9b intriguing

6 Politicians Who Deleted Their Healthcare Tweets - http://on.mash.to/QsRV11whoops; we all do it...

Free Culture Is The Response To The Ethical Failings Of The Old Entertainment Industry - http://bit.ly/Ljbi9Q great analyses

Google Compute Engine - http://bit.ly/QtiK58 "lets you run #Linux Virtual Machines (VMs) on the same infrastructure that powers Google"

New UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser: - http://bit.ly/MYVutw Sir Mark Walport: big fan of #openaccess - yay (v @alokjha @BoraZ)

Microsoft Said To Plan Xbox Music Rivaling Apple, Spotify -http://bloom.bg/OEdIWz coming Real Zune, apparently...

"Google wants Android to be everywhere" - http://rww.to/LSdXXt and that means that Linux will be everywhere...

Texas college hacks drone in front of DHS - http://bit.ly/OEfyXr not a US gov#drone - that's coming soon... (v @AnonyOps @birgittaj)

UK Courts Rule American Law Enforcement has Jurisdiction Over UK Use of UK Websites on UK Servers! - http://bit.ly/N1npel (v @doctorow) huh?

#London Police Want To Crowdsource Guilt-Free #Surveillance -http://bit.ly/OENP8N Bentham would be proud 

The Looting of #China by the Kleptokapitalist Bourgeoisie Roaders -http://bit.ly/MEk2r7 staggering stuff, if confirmed (v @boingboing)


Wednesday 27 June 2012

120626


EU Commissioner Reveals He Will Simply Ignore Any Rejection Of #ACTA By European Parliament Next Week - http://bit.ly/OkJGpj such contempt

Online Infringement of #Copyright and the Digital Economy Act 2010: Ofcom's new code - http://bit.ly/MWeRkS 1 month consultation only

Dutch Pirate Party Now at Door to Parliament - http://bit.ly/MxglGG excellent stuff #nl

MI5 chief enters row over 'snoopers' charter' - http://bit.ly/NGKWla is he really stupid enough to believe that terrorists won't circumvent?

Gesetzentwurf für Mitnutzung von WLANs: “Ohne Internetzugang ist man bereits heute Bürger zweiter Klasse”  - http://bit.ly/LcHOKP sensible

Tom Watson adds voice to campaign to stop #ODwyer extradition -http://bit.ly/MqchXi bravo @tom_watson- who's next? (v @raycorrigan)

Four Big Battles for EU Openness Happening Now - http://bit.ly/MRO4tu busy:#ACTA#swpats#openstandards#openaccess

WIPO Is Quietly Signing An Agreement To Give Hollywood Stars Their Own Special Version Of Copyright - http://bit.ly/KKfhQ9 more monopolies

Winning BIG on #ACTA and Beyond! - http://bit.ly/Ld43QS "The ACTA debate could mark the beginning of a new era"

ORG Reaction: Ofcom DEA code will lead to wrongful court cases -http://bit.ly/M03VZb "Grounds for appeal have been narrowed" #deact

The cracks spread: Why News Corporation’s rumored split isn’t a surprise -http://tnw.co/LyHM2v good, plausible anlaysis #publishing

The Direct Costs from Patent Troll Disputes - http://bit.ly/M059nc "We estimate that firms accrued $29 billion of direct costs in 2011"

Netflix open sources Asgard cloud deployment smarts - http://bit.ly/MX4e1amore #opensource scaling goodness

MIT’s new software can detect your vital signs with just video camera -http://tnw.co/MPmrjl why are you embarrassed by this news? #pirvacy

USTR Gives MPAA Full Access To #TPP Text, But Still Won't Share With Senate Staffers - http://bit.ly/MqG2qW don't even ask 4 the public

Internet piracy appeal fee challenged by Consumer Focus - http://bbc.in/LNuyxhbravi (v @SaskiaWalzel @copyrightgirl)#deact

New #GM industry push in the UK - http://bit.ly/MPgKnp more weak reporting by #BBC 

EU #lobbyist register gives incomplete picture - http://bit.ly/M0kJPM "60 percent of companies lobbying to get #ACTA ratified missing" oh?

Conflicts of interest still evident on new ESFA expert panels -http://bit.ly/M0mJYk #syngenta#monsanto etc. of course...

Myth Dispensing: The Whole 'Spotify Barely Pays Artists' Story Is Bunk -http://bit.ly/M0A8zu another one bites the dust #fud

Protect our woods - http://bit.ly/MPXINB #epetition to stop possible sell-off of UK forests (again): pl. sign & RT #conservation

Greenpeace Parody Site Censored Using #Copyright Infringement Claim -http://bit.ly/LNag5s taste of things to come if #ACTA/#TPP pass

KEI letter to USTR regarding #TPP #copyright provisions -http://bit.ly/Qd2MMm excellent, detailed criticism

YRS2012 and the Custard Factory - http://bit.ly/LNiEBM exciting stuff #coding#youth

Hip Hop Artists Developing #OpenSource Beat Making Software -http://bit.ly/LzHV5S groovy, man...or something

Clubs protestieren gegen #Gema: Fünf Minuten Saturday Night Stille -http://bit.ly/KZZJcn about time, too

Another Coming 3-D Printing IP Nightmare - http://bit.ly/LdUK39 oh yes...

Dropbox Bans BitTorrent Startup Boxopus Over Piracy Concerns -http://bit.ly/Mz5tFp what a bunch of corporate wusses

Vortex wireless: Terabytes of Wi-Fi is on its way - http://zd.net/KKMsmy ooh, I can't wait #future

EU Parlamentarian Gallo: #ACTA Dissent 'A Soft Form Of #Terrorism' -http://bit.ly/KKOoeR this was inevitable


Tuesday 26 June 2012

120625


Richard #ODwyer and the new internet war - http://bit.ly/L9eK6X Jimmy Wales's epetition - http://chn.ge/OirT3c pl. sign a& RT

Loch Ness monster cited by US schools as evidence that #evolution is myth -http://bit.ly/MKHhAa </facepalm> (v @Francis_Lam @Glinner)

Our final push: #ACTA vote in ten days, mail the European Parliament -http://bit.ly/KWSaDl we're nearly there, & we must win this

Winamp's woes: how the greatest #MP3 player undid itself - http://bit.ly/LuNeFCwonderful tale of what might have been...

The Finch Report in a global #OpenAccess landscape - http://bit.ly/KWSy4t the debate continues #oa

Commission & industry attacks on Parliament hit a new low -http://bit.ly/Mmf6bO great summary of situation before big vote (v @netzpolitik)

What Rio+20 Can Teach the Open Government Partnership - http://bit.ly/LLtRV6 interesting points

Court Denies Pirate Party Naming Right, Cites “Real Pirate” Confusion -http://bit.ly/LkWANR "could mislead members of the public" #tw

The #OKF is recruiting! - http://bit.ly/LWniSS wannajob? #opendata#openspending

Should we Start a Government as Platform Business Association -  cool idea;#opensource, please... #ogov

#Japan Criminalizes Unauthorized Downloads, Making DVD Backups -- And Maybe Watching YouTube - http://bit.ly/Lw5AWC insane #copyright

Miami Heat Owner Sues Blogger & Google Over 'Unflattering' Photo -http://bit.ly/KXK6C2 can I be the 281st person to say "streisand effect"

Help Us Shape Our Strategy for Intellectual Property Enforcement -http://1.usa.gov/MwDnug USians: an offer you can't refuse (v @digiphile)

Senators Call for Increased Transparency, Including Broader Consultation on Internet Freedom - http://bit.ly/LwOJTP #TPP #ACTA

#ca Fed Court Says No #Copyright Infringement For Linking, Posting Several Paragraphs from Article - http://bit.ly/LLT14n necessary wins

Forscher fordern Grundrechte für Menschenaffen - http://bit.ly/OmbkDq I agree: "Sie sind wie wir" 

Some Facts & Insights Into The Whole Discussion Of 'Ethics' And Music Business Models - http://bit.ly/LMecEZ lots of crucial points


Monday 25 June 2012

120624


ha ha - http://bit.ly/KujD99 "only 16% of respondents prefer “haitch” over “aitch”, while 84% prefer “aitch”..."; nice piece #linguistics

Jumping the Olympic® shark - http://bit.ly/KG4VAO yup (v @timoreilly @whiteafrican)#london2012

E-Diplomacy map shows which leaders talk to each other on #Twitter -http://bit.ly/LJjIH0 fascinating 

PayPal Bans #BitTorrent Friendly VPN Provider - http://bit.ly/LgW3fL another reason to avoid #paypal like the plague; payplague...?

Vanishing Voices - http://bit.ly/KG5yu3 "sayings & often even single words encase centuries of close observation of species" #linguistics

We love your work… now show us your workings - http://bit.ly/Ny9tsD yup: the next #openaccess battle - http://bit.ly/sZriQW

In Defense of Free Music: A Generational, Ethical High Road -http://bit.ly/LJjD7G brilliant - best piece I've read on topic (v @qco)

On the threshold of a dream? #Patents and computer-implemented business methods in Europe - http://bit.ly/MGIYkf what a mess: read & weep

Release of cancer figures marks an era of open data - http://bit.ly/NyLyJQ more good #opendata moves by uk gov - kudos (v @McDawg)

Social Distance and the Patent System - http://onforb.es/LJCS0U good point, often overlooked #patents


Sunday 24 June 2012

120623


In bid for patent sanity, judge throws out entire Apple/Motorola case -http://bit.ly/NuCdT9 hooray - more judges like this please

How I Accidentally Kickstarted the Domestic #Drone Boom -http://bit.ly/LdWTtS good intro to important area

A tribute to #Turing, the father of modern computing - http://bit.ly/LPe3E6 don't the turing doodle...

After Oracle, OpenSolaris rises again - http://bit.ly/LpoDAf good to know

The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia - http://bit.ly/LoLAW0 powerful piece about a cartel of greed (v @boingboing)

Rbutr finds contrary opinions for stories you’re reading - http://bit.ly/O99AO0intriguing #journalism

The NYPD kills again - http://bit.ly/LPoirN awful if confirmed

Die EU will immer noch Netz-Sperren, jetzt sogar weltweit - http://bit.ly/L3et5seven though it won't address the problem

Henryk Górecki: Chronological Collection - http://bit.ly/KEJfoB don't miss the wonderful concerto for harpsichord & string quartet #spotify

Ungelivable - http://bit.ly/L3gI8Q nice discussion of factitious chinglishisms#linguistics

Amazon Studios goes head-to-head with Netflix, selects first 4 original TV projects for production - http://tnw.co/POu7nS 1st books, now TV

Laocoön - http://tcrn.ch/MqBx13 an entertainingly odd, and oddly entertaining little piece... #conway #apple

Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Returns to Twitter, Promotes ‘Megabox’ -http://on.mash.to/LpGxVf seems to be more confident these days

Unfixable Computers Are Leading Humanity Down a Perilous Path -http://bit.ly/MFMQ2R also why #apple is the new #evil (v @laurenweinstein)

Police may have to destroy photos of innocent people after court ruling -http://bit.ly/MNf1yF bravo (v @zeitgeistlondon @julianhuppert)#uk

#ACTA: „Governance by Shitstorm“ - http://bit.ly/PRgB34 wow: what a shoddy piece of #FUD from #FAZ; good debunking from @netzpolitik 


Saturday 23 June 2012

120622


Seth Godin Uses Kickstarter To Test The Market For His Next Book (And The Results Are Good) - http://bit.ly/LarDMj the future of #publishing

La democracia vuelve a imponerse ante el #ACTA en el Parlamento Europeo -http://bit.ly/MOsqmC let's hope...

#Wikipedia Multilingual Maps Project - http://bit.ly/LL27mC great explanation; it's harder than you might think

The Friday Photos: Canals - http://bit.ly/Nqnsk9 ah, yes: #london, city of canals - wait, what? #pix

Malware author taunts #security researchers with built-in chat -http://bit.ly/Kpdyed wow, seriously cocky 

Hawaiianern drohte Todesstrafe bei Überfischung - http://bit.ly/MnTXwu now there's an idea to encourage sustainability...

One court order could gag EVERY ISP in Denmark - http://bit.ly/MFvW2m good example of why "voluntary" agreements are bad

Biotech report says IP spurs innovation - http://bit.ly/NqrZTX because its tautological definition of innovation is essential more patents

Why Basic Company Data Must Be Open - http://bit.ly/Laz8CR important new report shows how bad things are #opendata #eu

Illegal Battery Cage Use for Hens in Europe - http://bit.ly/KCOd58 #epetition to non-compliant farm ministers

Congressional Staffer Says #SOPA Protests 'Poisoned The Well', Failure To Pass Puts Internet At Risk - http://bit.ly/LGO9xo shameless FUD

Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2. -http://bit.ly/MBHzcO rather a fine ending...


Friday 22 June 2012

120621


liveblogging of #INTA session by @Falkvinge- http://bit.ly/Mulfna live stream here: mms://livewms.europarl.europa.eu/reflector:30173 #ACTA

#Openaccess may require funds to be rationed - http://bit.ly/NbXAFl sounds like new #FUD to me... (v @RickyPo)

Google Fights to Save 3,054 Languages - http://on.mash.to/MMSEG8 really important stuff - kudos #linguistics

#INTA additional voter - representing non-aligned...not sure what this means in practice... #ACTA

"Not one person in the committee was able to put forward a position in favour of # ACTA." - http://bit.ly/PyGu7y says it all #INTA

The coming revolution in STM #scholpub - http://bit.ly/M8YwOU long, important post analysing this area #openaccess

UK Communications Bill Creates Dangerous Database - http://bit.ly/LEN49sanother big battle we must win #surveillance

Your Genome, Your Data - http://bit.ly/KVYfuM are we ready for the other digital revolution? I think not... #privacy #dna

Doubling down: FunnyJunk lawyer to subpoena Ars, Twitter -http://bit.ly/PzFqQQ </facepalm>

#ACTA Update XIX - http://bit.ly/KW3U46 so we won #INTA: now it's the big one - the plenary vote on 4 July - we can do it 

Massive Gold Trove Sparks Archeological Dispute - http://bit.ly/Mlxzqtfascinating (v @izakaminska)#de

#ICANN is wrong - http://bit.ly/Mlz0VK "These things shouldn't be #TLDs, they're too important, too basic to life."

Eric #Whitacre: Complete Recordings on #Spotify - http://bit.ly/MxuRM0everybody's favourite accessible modernist

"EPP still hopes to make #ACTA a good agreement through changes or additional protocols" - http://bit.ly/KPdLxi NB: this is their strategy

Penguin brings e-books back to NYC libraries - http://bit.ly/LiFHd1 "Each e-book will expire after a year" - literature no longer immortal

“If we can set a goal to sequence the human genome for $99, then why not $99 for scholarly publishing?" - http://bit.ly/MC1yWt quite

Science as an open enterprise - http://bit.ly/Mvzd8n #royalsociety report; not read it yet...anyone? (v @michael_nielsen)#openscience

#Drone dogfights by 2015? U.S. Navy preps for futuristic combat -http://cnet.co/NYmf6a I'm amazed we haven't heard more about this

The #OpenAccess strategy wars - http://bit.ly/MlEksn yes, we are entering the big pushback. needed: a counter-push...

#Warlord: Chechnya's Boss-for-Life Joins Twitter - http://bit.ly/LF3E9h bizarre

Jumping Off The Burning Platform: #Nokia Knew It Was Stuck On WP7 When It Signed On - http://tcrn.ch/KB1KdA class action on its way?

How Activists Coordinated European Opposition to #ACTA - http://bit.ly/LHiAIAgood summary with lots of links #EU

The #ACTA agreement is rejected by #INTA - http://bit.ly/L86z92 important moment capture for posterity (v @dozykraut)#pix

Fifth EU Committee Recommends Rejection Of #ACTA By European Parliament - http://bit.ly/NdnnwS all the thrills & spills of the day #INTA

The draft “Communications Data Bill”, opportunities and challenges -http://bit.ly/MlBrVD more legal analysis #uk

US-EU Transatlantic Trade Deal Would Skip IPRs - http://bit.ly/NVp8U1significant in the light of #ACTA, I think (v @mgeist)

Kim Dotcom: Artists Rejoice, Megabox is Not Dead - http://bit.ly/KBuEu9 you have to admire the chap's indomitability

UN expert labels CIA tactic exposed by Bureau ‘a war crime’ -http://bit.ly/MmorSk "deliberately targeting rescuers in its drone strikes"

Why Do The People Who Always Ask Us To 'Respect' Artists Seem To Have So Little Respect For Artists? - http://bit.ly/Myx7CH pathetic

#Kickstarter by the numbers: New stats page gives daily updates -http://bit.ly/KnVctQ pretty big numbers, too

Autodesk uses Octocopter to find fossils with Louise Leakey -http://bit.ly/MyM6MW interesting non-military use for drone

Help us shape Wikimedia’s prototype visual editor - http://bit.ly/KobC5H nice;#opensource too (v @Joscelyn)


120620


Exoplanets - http://bit.ly/MvB214 more sheer #xkcd genius

WHO Paper: How To Guard Against #Tobacco Companies – And Trade Law -http://bit.ly/LANvD4 shows the damage trade agreements are doing

Frank #Zappa as Composer - http://bit.ly/LD3XRH 6 hours on #spotify

Proposed Licensing For Newspaper Snippets Could Threaten Users Of Blogs, Facebook And Twitter In #Germany - http://bit.ly/M5Z342 bonkers

Terra-i: the most precise real-time deforestation tracker yet -http://bit.ly/NOPwiv great, let's hope it helps

Capitalists Who Fear Change - http://bit.ly/M2ZOsz good summary of key challenges #innovation #patents (v @zoobab)

Spain’s fish barons cash in on UK stocks - http://bit.ly/M657JQ this kind of greed & stupidity makes my blood boil #sustainability

FOI request: Public sector favours legacy over open-source storage -http://bit.ly/MESdB2 shame (v @Mark_Antony)#uk

Das Datum für die ACTA-Abstimmung steht - http://bit.ly/Mq7l5l final #ACTAvote set for 4 July

#INTA Committee Must Reject #ACTA - http://bit.ly/M3n3Ta joint press release from 39 European and International organisations

Indian ISPs Unblock BitTorrent Sites After Appeal - http://bit.ly/KM9rim"copyright holder can’t demand broad takedowns" #india

Drugs Without the Hot Air: the most sensible book about drugs you'll read this year - http://bit.ly/L3RYvh sounds interesting

Shapeways hits one million 3D printed creations - http://bit.ly/MEZsZK it's happening #3dprinters

#ACTA Update XVIII - http://bit.ly/LBbCoz why "step in right direction" is not good enough. please contact your MEPs today #INTA

Web Design and Development Survey - http://bit.ly/PrBemg "82% of respondents "prefer" using #opensource"

"UK Pirate Party, political wing of The Pirate Bay" - http://bbc.in/MgVB5Q #bbcutterly clueless, as ever (v @CheapassFiction @Asher_Wolf)

Samsung demands Apple compensation following 3G patent lawsuit win in the Netherlands - http://tnw.co/LBpJtN </sigh>

RT @doctorow My source says the European People's Party will call for a secret vote on #ACTA PLS RT! #EP >>shameful, if true

Bibliographic References in Textus - http://bit.ly/KkIiNa great: #opensource. but needs sandpit text - too many scribbles there currently

The New #Elitism: File Sharing 'Created' Pop Music And Removing Gatekeepers Is 'Killing Culture' - http://bit.ly/MhLYUn long, interesting

Rücktritt bei Piraten: Geschäftsführer Delius gibt Posten auf -http://bit.ly/KkLcBE not another one...

Denmark drops reform of EU #access to documents rules as disagreements prove insurmountable - http://bit.ly/KMMwTW probably for the best

ALDE condemns EPP plans to hold secret vote on #ACTA -http://bit.ly/M54hL8 something to hide, #EPP?

Oil company sues ISP, kills Greenpeace's protest site against them -http://bit.ly/KMYopg this is where #ACTA goes #censorship #copyright

The Chilling Effects On #Innovation Caused By Bad #Copyright Law -http://bit.ly/MM3g7X pity more people don't get this

Dilma: Save the Rio Earth Summit! -  http://bit.ly/LDNdKg please

How To build an Anti-#ACTA Campaign - http://bit.ly/N9MBMA why can't we all be this efficient...? #de

Denmark Ditches Warning Letters, Launches Soft War On Piracy -http://bit.ly/NQgsOT at least someone is getting sensible #dk

#Oracle agrees to 'zero' damages in #Google lawsuit, eyes appeal -http://bit.ly/MjEeRN what an utter waste of time & effort (v @webmink)

UN Non-Takeover Of The Net: ITU’s Touré Calls For Documents To Be Public -http://bit.ly/LkTSMB hopeful sign? #transparency

Opinion: EFF should call for the elimination of software patents -http://bit.ly/LgDjmX well, obvs... #swpats

WCITLeaks Gets Results - http://bit.ly/NUreEV & here's v good analysis of what's really going on with that #ITU call for #transparency

How a rape survivor could change #Afghanistan - http://bit.ly/Mv5lXC come on, Karzai, do something... #epetition

Just Relax Canada, U.S. Pharma Wll Handle It - http://bit.ly/MyHkNj ha! nicely done #TPP

Will Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 Move Put Nokia's Current Business on Ice? -http://dthin.gs/LCdKJq even #MS is putting the knife into #Nokia


Wednesday 20 June 2012

120619


Android marches on in #China, now accounts for 55.4% of #smartphones, iOS at 12.4% - http://tnw.co/KhjF3W big, important numbers

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Chronological Collection on Spotify -http://bit.ly/MCCan9 amazing what's hidden away here

The End of the World: The State vs. the Internet - http://bit.ly/M3cnpXimportant, thoughtful stuff

First thoughts on the Finch Report: Good steps but missed opportunities -http://bit.ly/NKtYoi #openaccess continues its march to victory

As tablet use grows, #Android use on par with #Apple, report says -http://cnet.co/L0lPoA thanks to #kindle - but does that count?

FSFE to Advance Fair Public IT Procurements in Finland - http://bit.ly/Ndeuqr a slog, but good someone is doing it #opensource

I'm about to ring MEPs on the #INTA committee about important #ACTA vote: why don't you do the same? - http://bit.ly/Moyowf

Reaction to the Finch report - http://bit.ly/MoB5Oh @petermurrayrust- “good intentions and missed opportunities”. #openaccess

Crucial #ACTA Vote: Will #INTA Committee Betray EU Citizens? -http://bit.ly/Lvi5RC your call or email can help make a difference

Wuthering Moors 19 – what is Defra hiding? - http://bit.ly/PiZQgM #defrabehaving badly (v @GeorgeMonbiot)#foi

Alma Swan's fab response to #dailymail #openaccess #FUD -http://bit.ly/NdN7N4 spot on (v @petersuber)

Google Threatens To Sue Huge YouTube MP3 Conversion Site -http://bit.ly/LZs0wg not so clever, O Google PhDs: you're creating a precedent

Help us win another crucial #ACTA vote: call your MEP! - http://bit.ly/MrxdtBgreat summary of issues, plus numbers to call #INTA

The affordable African smartphone battle begins: Samsung’s Galaxy Pocket vs Huawei’s Ideos X1 - http://tnw.co/NdTYWL another crucial market

Staaten forsten 18 Millionen Hektar Wald auf - http://bit.ly/Pjjppb good news for a change #trees

#INTA info: I was just told that Syed Kamall is "leading" on Thursday's #ACTAvote for ECR party, so he is the key man here...

important: SOS EU open access to scientific publications - http://bit.ly/MKlAORanother fightback against #openaccess - contact MEPs pl.

Statement on #TPP Parties Invite Mexico to Join Negotiations -http://bit.ly/KQJJ7O "will make the negotiation of IP chapter much harder."

#INTA Just spoke with Robert Sturdy's assistant: clear that ECR MEPs will be voting for delay; #ACTA is good basis for future, good signal

#INTA just spoke to ECR's Syed Kamall: he says more time is needed to evaluate #ACTA, hence his amendment calling for delay...

British Waterways charidee mapping data handed to Google for free -http://bit.ly/MDlSKK but will #openstreetmap get it too?

#TPP Investment Chapter Leaked, Gives Investors Right to Sue States (Except Australia) - http://bit.ly/KR1zrf so why accept it elsewhere?

Knight Foundation awards $320,000 to #Tor Project - http://bit.ly/MKxh8j really great news

#Opensource geiger counter about to score over $100K on Kickstarter -  another great kickstarter project

#Monsanto May Be Forced To Repay Brazilian GM Soybean Royalties Worth Billions Of Dollars - http://bit.ly/Mq1c7v ouch #br

Two things we’ve proved along the way - http://bit.ly/MbZLvD #mozilla, that is...

MT @BWcomms[British Waterways] says "we're looking into releasing the data [more widely] and might consider it in the future. :)"

#ITU & the Real Threats to Internet, Part IV: the Triumph of State Security & Proposed Changes to ITRs - http://bit.ly/NfcFJx interesting

2nd Tier Status for #Canada?: 5 Questions On Canada's Entry to The Trans Pacific Partnership Talks - http://bit.ly/LcFCra humiliating

Secret documents show how hard Conservative government lobbied to get into#TPP talks - http://bit.ly/Nfo3oK deathwish? (v @PCGTW)#ca

Canada to join Trans-Pacific trade talks - http://reut.rs/N5SCda note ridiculous figures for claimed benefits (v @publicknowledge)#TPP

Defend Innovation - clip software patents' wings - http://bit.ly/NO4ZAH a good start, but even more is needed... (v @webmink)

David Lowery Wants A Pony - http://bit.ly/KKDffj what he said


Tuesday 19 June 2012

120618


new forums for discussing Communications Data Act, #'ACTA & #TPP (& how to combat them) - http://bit.ly/Lqj19X set up by @wendycockcroft

'#Openaccess' move puts thousands of UK jobs at risk - http://bit.ly/MAt1vA#oa has arrived if the #dailymail is attacking it (v @McDawg)

Ebook Sales Surpass Hardcover for First Time in U.S. -http://on.mash.to/L8320G it's happening #publishing

Can I Sue You People? Troll Lawyer Sues The Charities The Oatmeal Supports - http://tcrn.ch/MYD4YE spectacularly stupid

top 500 supercomputers June 2012 - http://bit.ly/KGqt1d #Linux now has 92.4%

Want to meddle with IP rights? Use the law, not amended regulations -http://bit.ly/MlZVfl quite: really dangerous move

More transparency into government requests - http://bit.ly/Kvjabs #google doing the right thing here, shining light on murky takedowns

Join the Twitterstorm - http://bit.ly/N8DEqn nice use of #socialmedia#endfossilfuelsubsidies 

EU court backs environmentalists in pesticide case - http://bit.ly/MkzjgU and so it goes on

#China goes Alt with root proposal - http://bit.ly/NJwREB "Because the DNS doesn’t scale"; yeah, right

#Mozilla takes aim at the iPad browser market with its 'Junior' prototype -http://vrge.co/MAuRwp more cool stuf

Thames cable car opens for passengers on 28 June - http://bbc.in/MAv5ne just in time for the #London ski-ing season

Mister Rinaudo will die Wüste stoppen - http://bit.ly/KGuina heartening tale#africa

Spanish Supreme Court rules in favour of #Google search engine -http://bit.ly/KNgQtb good, sensible ruling (v @copyrightgirl)#copyright

#ACTA Showdown Coming Up – Man Your Barricades - http://bit.ly/M0cXVv the penultimate battle: #INTA committee

Blocking Gun Laws With Patents - http://bit.ly/P9H2R7 made for each other: gun nuts and intellectual monopoly maximalists...

Stopping #ACTA#INTA Committee - http://bit.ly/KWu2tY nearly there: pl. start phoning & emailing MEPs, and RT

Slovak Collecting Society Sends Village Invoice For Singing Folk Song About Itself - http://bit.ly/PaNtDw sadly, not a joke... #sk

OSI Welcomes New Affiliates, Opens For Affiliate Applications -http://bit.ly/KGQWvP OSI continues to evolve

The Battle over C-11 Concludes: How Thousands of Canadians Changed The#Copyright Debate - http://bit.ly/MliouE good summary of complex area

Debunking #cybercrime myths - http://bit.ly/M0H8vF important early work that seeks the facts

The Communications Data Bill (first look) - http://bit.ly/KvBlh8 best analysis so far of dangers that lurk within #uk #surveillance

Protect BBC Independence - http://bit.ly/N9zuOU 38 Degrees #epetition on maintaining BBC's political independence

The limits of #openness - http://bit.ly/Mnjzrs what happens when openness & privacy collide? #openstreetmap #drones

RT @teirdes about 350 e-mails asking me to reject #acta in #inta on thursday. >>come on people, we can do better than that...

Step Aside, RIM: #Samsung Wants Your Customers to Use the Galaxy S III -http://on.mash.to/Mnq1if shrewd move into enterprise; awful for #RIM

File Sharing and the Greek Crisis - http://bit.ly/KfExZz fascinating analysis, especially of moral rights in context of #P2P #gr

US Welcomes Mexico as New #TPP Negotiating Partner -http://1.usa.gov/KO5F3k big: US clearly trying to get more supporters on board (v @mgeist)

Thoughts on the UK coalition govt mass surveillance bill - http://bit.ly/LA6b4ngood thoughts on bad ideas

IBM's Sequoia is world's fastest supercomputer - http://bit.ly/NHbFAk & #Linuxhas 92.4% - oh wait, that's not in the article; for a change.

#Copyright and "intellectual disobedience" - http://oreil.ly/Lxrt4f interview with the always-interesting @ninapaley

Warum wir gegen #ACTA sind - http://bit.ly/Mj8cVu a reminder

Seth Godin Funds New Book on Kickstarter in Under 3 Hours -http://on.mash.to/M1OPSq the future of #publishing

MPAA / RIAA Ponder Suing Persistent BitTorrent Pirates -http://bit.ly/M1PiUz& you thought 6-strikes would be harmless? #us

Irish #Bloomsday Celebrations Finally Possible Without Threat Of Copyright Claims From James #Joyce Estate - http://bit.ly/Pe79pW this long?

Forget Edison: This is How History's Greatest Inventions Really Happened -http://bit.ly/KOJOsz aka: why patents are based on flawed premise

Internet freedom in #Ireland: apathy is not a policy - http://bit.ly/MJqrjk true statement

#Dell Extends #Ubuntu Retail into India - http://bit.ly/MoGYZA fab: pity they couldn't do it in the UK

La Ley #Sinde-Wert comienza a actuar contra webs de enlaces en España -http://bit.ly/MJsUKP a waste (v @jmcest @carmen_ta @mediatelecom)

NSA: It Would Violate Your Privacy to Say If We Spied on You -http://bit.ly/La24kz utterly shameless (v @jmcest)

Monday 18 June 2012

120617


A mercurial treaty: #TPP and the United States - http://bit.ly/LxgdTW more people waking up to this (v @klang67 @DrRimmer)

Frédéric #Chopin: Complete Works, 100 Pianists - http://bit.ly/KS8IWe for your Sunday delectation #spotify

School Dinners and Spygate - http://bit.ly/LmSXN8 incredible backstory to#NeverSeconds fiasco; pathetic stuff (v @webmink)

How to protect free speech online - http://bit.ly/NzVk0v some sensible suggestions

Merger Zoo - http://bit.ly/P2OLAj facinating use of crowdsourcing to evaluate cosmological simulations #galaxyzoo

#Monsanto may lose #GM soya royalties throughout #Brazil -http://bit.ly/LdQG5q could cost billions; huge implications

30 minutes or more: Why web content keeps getting longer -http://bit.ly/M4a7Lg so much for attention spans getting shorter

WWF tries to silence criticism - http://bit.ly/LXH53O sad how #WWF has come down in the world...

Google Gives $300,000 To Osu Open Source Lab - http://bit.ly/Lxjse9 only sensible, but welcome nonetheless #opensource

[correct link] Wikimedia warnt: Wikipedia demnächst ohne Weblinks? -http://bit.ly/LXHmUi worrying; what on earth are you doing, #germany?

Theresa May's Internet History - http://bit.ly/LWrNLy let's request 1 day's Net records for every politician in government #1daysnoop

DJU/ver.di: Leistungsschutzrecht irgendwie in Ordnung - http://bit.ly/Md421rwow, what a greedy & selfish bunch of journalistic dinosaurs