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Secret multilateral negotiations on ACTA commencing today
Business lobbyists and politicians will be meeting today to discuss the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, according to an internal memo released today by Wikileaks.
The proposed agreement would criminalize copyright and intellectual property offenses. Under ACTA, Internet service providers would be required to filter illegal transfers of content and help the government track down the people [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2008 under Politics, acta, copyright, wikileaks.
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Mainstream media silent on G8 anti-piracy law
The 4,000 journalists covering the Group of 8 summit have scrutinized the contents of attendees’ meals. They’ve mocked the unjustifiable old-white-manishness of this and other global summits. They’ve even analyzed the global — if momentary — economic impact of George W. Bush’s speech.
But mainstream media coverage has not yet mentioned the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a [...]
Posted: July 8th, 2008 under Politics, acta, privacy, wikileaks.
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Wikileaks document helped change U.K. policy on National Student Survey
Most targets of Wikileaked documents respond defensively when they find out about the sensitive, private material posted about them online.
The Church of Scientology and the Mormon Church sent cease-and-desist letters when Wikileaks published their secret theological documents, and a U.K. spokeswoman emailed Wikileaks to request that these early drawings of the atomic bomb be taken [...]
Posted: June 2nd, 2008 under Politics, human rights, journalism, wikileaks.
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Wikileaks and the Straight Talk Express
Is it a secret anti-Democratic strategy sheet lifted from the McCain campaign, or a forged document, intended to stir controversy?
At this point, we can’t know for sure. The McCain campaign vehemently denied that the strategy sheet released by Wikileaks yesterday originated from their office. That makes it difficult to comment on what it means and [...]
Posted: May 29th, 2008 under Politics, journalism, wikileaks.
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