A blog post by Tim Wu, inventor of the term “network neutrality”, comments on the implications on the FCC, the Federal Communications Commission, who have “proposed a new rule that […] permits and encourages […]…
[…] On the face of it then, a new Mexican telecoms law that aims to loosen the grip of those dominant companies should be a good thing. But increasingly people are worried that its bad…
The principle that all Internet content should be treated equally as it flows through cables and pipes to consumers looks all but dead.
The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that it would propose new rules…
by Jérémie Zimmermann
For almost 15 years, “Internet Governance” meetingsFrom the 2001 World Summit for Information Society to the most recent Internet Governance Forums have been drawing attention and driving our imaginaries towards believing that consensual…
Responding to a consultation of the EU Commission, various music industry groups are warning against a right for consumers to sell their MP3s. IFPI notes that people should be barred from selling their digital purchases…
« Sarah Harrison est une journaliste britannique et chercheur en droit qui travaille avec l’équipe de défense juridique de WikiLeaks. Elle a aidé le lanceur d’alerte Edward Snowden à obtenir l’asile, suite à ses révélations,…
À Metz, en marge des rencontres européennes de l’Adami, nous avons appris que l’affaire Allostreaming pourrait être rejugée en appel dès le mois d’octobre. Le dossier est attendu de pied ferme par les ayants droit.…
Le Parlement européen demande une réforme du processus d’appel d’offres accusé d’avoir rendu les institutions européennes « captives de certains vendeurs de logiciels », et en particulier de Microsoft. Pour la première fois, le hacker…
Campaigners have raised privacy concerns over a facial recognition database being developed by the FBI that could contain 52m images by 2015.
The civil liberties group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) obtained information about the project through…