{"id":999,"date":"2009-04-20T06:38:38","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T06:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creative-catalyst.com\/expect\/?p=999"},"modified":"2020-05-02T06:43:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T06:43:53","slug":"another-blackout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creative-catalyst.com\/expect\/another-blackout\/","title":{"rendered":"another blackout?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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recently i posted about an internet blackout protest<\/a> against section 92a, a proposed nz law that would have forced ISPs to take down a web site on accusation of copyright infringment, no proof required. this week, the nz government scrapped it<\/a> – following organised protest & lack of industry support. now a different kind of internet blackout<\/a> is threatened in europe – rules that will limit, restrict, “package” people’s access to the internet. why? what’s wrong with it the way it is now? oh yeah – no-one’s controlling what we do on the internet; no-one’s making money out of it. it’s all too free!! we have to speak up to stop silly laws like this & section 92a being passed – & we can make a difference.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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making our own laws<\/h3>\n

the creative freedom foundation<\/a> have proposed an alternative to the scrapped section 92A, & the draft is available for input<\/a>. they are seeking feedback this week, but unfortunately right now my brain is full of lots of small important things i have to get done before i leave nz & i can’t fit anything else in. but it’s great that the creative freedom foundation is being proactive in providing a forum for discussion & drafting of better legislation.<\/p>\n

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Submitted by Helen Varley Jamieson on 30 April 2009 – 3:29am.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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why the EU Telcoms package is a bad thing<\/h3>\n

Cory Doctorow recently wrote this article<\/a> for the Guardian about why the EU Telcoms Package, is a very very bad thing. It sticks a crowbar in the crack between free markets and free lunch (on the public).<\/p>\n

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Submitted by Ruth Catlow on 31 May 2009 – 2:11pm.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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