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• Freedom to be obnoxious?

  Nobody knows how it happened, but Stephen Fry was declared sometime last year the King of the Internet. However, His Royal Tweetness seems to have lost some of the vibrant love for all things participatory…

• Digital Economy Bill and orphan works

  So, the Digital Economy Bill has been unleashed upon an unsuspecting public (if we exclude the twittering and blogging classes of course). The Bill is already being scrutinised by various parties, and the veredict seems…

• Queen announces disconnection for file-sharing

  As anticipated, Her Majesty the Queen has announced the implementation of measures against file-sharers, including notices and disconnection. The measures will be part of the Digital Economy Bill, which also proposes tougher classification for video…

• Academia v Business

  And while we are talking about academic life, here is the latest xkcd:

• Nano postmodern Feminist carbon sustainable robots micro blogging cold-fusion

  (Via Mathias Klang) Excellent PhD comic:

• IGF webcast

  My colleague Abbe Brown is in Egypt attending the Internet Governance Forum (not jealous, honest). She has sent this announcement, which I reproduce: On 18 November I am running a workshop at the Internet Governance…

• ACTA: How not to negotiate wide-ranging bilateral agreements

  Bilateral and multilateral trade agreements are strange beasts. They are usually drafted to get two countries or regions to open up their markets, therefore contain all sorts of harmonising provisions which will bring the contracting…

• Downlaoding music, an event

  Downloading Music: Differing Perspectives Friday 6 November 2009 Jamie King (Film Director (STEAL THIS FILM 1,2 and 2.5 and founder of the VODO project (www.vodo.net)) and Shira Perlmutter (IFPI). Lecture Theatre 175, Old College 13:00…

• Baillie Estates v Du Pont: Contracting through email

  (Via Jordan Hatcher) What are the rules with regards to contract formation through email? When exactly is a contract concluded if the negotiators have not disclosed the terms and conditions clearly? The case of Baillie…

• Sometimes I feel like somebody’s watching me

  What are you doing? Have you had an embarrassing or worrying moment with communication technologies? Are you concerned about online privacy? If you answered yes, then you may be happy to know that you are…