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Congressman Darrell Issa Signs Declaration Of Internet Freedom

Representative Darrell Issa (CA-49) signed the Declaration of Internet Freedom, a broad online declaration that aims to keep the internet free and open. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Gover

Happy Independence Day: SOPA’s Cousin ACTA Fails To Make The Vote In Europe, But Is This Really The End?

A big day today for those who have been opposed to measures like <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/sopa/">SOPA</a> that are aimed at stronger, government-imposed measures to define and prevent count

As Europe Bats Around ACTA, UK Proposes Rules For ISPs Policing Copyright Breaches

With Europe <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120625/12333619468/eu-commissioner-reveals-he-will-simply-ignore-any-rejection-acta-european-parliament-next-week.shtml">prepari

EU Will Refer ACTA To Highest European Court

The European Union says it will refer the controversial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement">ACTA</a> anti-piracy trade agreement to the institution's highest cou

G8 mulling over passage of Acta piracy treaty

Let’s stuff our fat faces and pat each other on the back while discussing the fate of the world’s poor! The Guardian claims that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) is about to

ACTA anti-piracy treaty leaked: P2P 'threatens' lives

That New World Order-sounding anti-copyright infringement treaty that we mentioned a few days ago has been leaked. The proposal, at least. And yes, it looks just as frightening as the original reports