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TechDirt  4 hours ago:

Public Outcry In Taiwan Kills Their Version Of SOPA -

At the end of May, we wrote about the Taiwanese government's bizarre proposal to create a copyright bill that was like SOPA, but even worse.
TechDirt  7 hours ago:

WIPO: Informal Economy Innovates In The Absence Of Intellectual Monopolies -

One of the problems with the debates around copyright and patents is that they too often assume that intellectual monopolies are necessary in order to promote innovation or even basic economic activity.

TechDirt  10 hours ago:

DailyDirt: Augmented Vision -

Augmented reality glasses are all the rage these days, because it's just not good enough to see the world through only our human eyes.
TechDirt  12 hours ago:

States Attorneys General Want Special Exception To Blame Sites For Actions Of Users -

One of the most important laws that has enabled innovation on the internet to thrive is Section 230 of the CDA.
TechDirt  12 hours ago:

Google, Without Admitting It Gets FISA Orders, Files Lawsuit To Challenge FISA Gag Orders -

Google appears to be stepping it up a notch in trying to fight back against the claims that it is somehow opening up its system to the NSA or other law enforcement folks.
TechDirt  13 hours ago:

NYPD Commissioner Blasts NSA Secret Monitoring For Being Secret -

In the wake of the NSA scandal leaks, there have been several examples of government officials and law enforcement coming out to state both that the program is necessary and that its existence ought never have been revealed.

TechDirt  13 hours ago:

NYPD Commissioner Blasts NSA Secret Monitoring For Being Secret -

In the wake of the NSA scandal leaks, there have been several examples of government officials and law enforcement coming out to state both that the program is necessary and that its existence ought never have been revealed.

TechDirt  14 hours ago:

It's Come To This: Commentators Arguing That The Press Commits A Crime In Exposing NSA Surveillance -

Marc Thiessen, a former speechwriter for President Bush, apparently really hates it when government overreach is exposed.
TechDirt  14 hours ago:

It's Come To This: Commentators Arguing That The Press Commits A Crime In Exposing NSA Surveillance -

Marc Thiessen, a former speechwriter for President Bush, apparently really hates it when government overreach is exposed.
TechDirt  14 hours ago:

US Chamber Of Commerce: Bollywood Is So Successful Without Strong Copyrights That It Will Fail Unless India Strengthens Its Copyrights -

The US Chamber of Commerce, the giant lobbying organization who led the fight for SOPA/PIPA, is apparently so invested in "must have stronger copyright laws" that it doesn't even bother making sense any more.