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From the beginning of July, a 1 Mbit/s Internet connection will become a universal service in Finland. Simply, this means that anyone who wants an Internet connection must be provided with one at a reasonable price by one of the 26 telecom operators. This makes Finland the first country in the world to make Internet access a basic right and
Lord Lester has introduced a Defamation Bill to the UK Parliament in order to clarify aspects of the the law regarding libel and slander. One of its intents appears to be to clear up the current gray area for ISPs and forum owners with regard to defamatory postings and their responsibilities. (This has been brought as a private member's bill,
*NOTE* Upon publishing this piece, another rumor had sprung up that Gizmodo paid $10,000 to gain access to the next generation iPhone. There is one thing that really gets my goat when I read the news section - The inundation of "Rumors". One person says the right words on the right blog and everyone jumps on; Next thing you know, multiple articles
The Press Complaints Comission (PCC) has censured a blogger for posting unsubstantiated comments on the website of a print publication, The Spectator. This is the first time that the PCC has censured a newspaper or magazine over a journalistic blog. The PCC regulates the behaviour of the press in the UK and holds them to an Editors' Code of Practice
Britain has some of the most draconian security laws of the "free" world. Many of these laws are brought in under the guise of fighting terrorism and paedophiles (which are always guaranteed vote winners) and of course, if you've nothing to hide, you've nothing to worry about. Unless you're an schizophrenic amateur scientist with a distrust of the authorities and you
Have you looked at your Amazon Kindle recently, well if you purchased the book 1984 by Orwell on it, it's no longer there. That is right, Amazon removed it remotely at the bequest of the publisher. This was first reported by David Pogue of the NY Times in his article Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others. This isn't a
The Software DVDXCopy by 321 Studios was banned in the US 5 years ago after a big battle with Hollywood. 321 studios took on a lawsuit stating that people have a right to backup and archive material they purchased. The movie studios countersued, and in February 2004, it was ruled that DVDXCopy violated Digital Millennium Copyright Act laws and was