According to this article in The Grauniad, the UK government is set on ignoring the recommendations of yet another report it commissioned (this time the Digital Britain Report, last time the Gowers Report) and are set to introduce proposals for a two strikes law on suspending/removing internet access from those accused by rights’ holders of illicitly sharing copyrighted material online (official government details). (more…)
August 2009
Monthly Archive
Tue 25 Aug 2009
UK Government decides Hollywood is More Important than Education, Free Speech, Rest of Economy….
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Fri 21 Aug 2009
If Google Was Your Roommate
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Three Youtube videos from the same guys doing episodes one, two and three of “If Google Was Your Roommate”. Very well done. Reminds me of the Idiots of Ants’ “Facebook in Real Life”: