Copyright wars, Assange Trial, Facebook IPO, Pirate Bay and more… A Cyberculture roundup

Dear Hollywood: An Open Letter to the Hardworking Men and Women in the Entertainment Industries from EFF.org Updates by parker Dear Hollywood, You don?t need us to tell you that your position on anti-“piracy” laws has been unpopular recently. Last month?shistoric protests, with millions of Americans registering their opposition, have made that point pretty clear. … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: Understanding Twitter’s country-specific basis blocking; Pew Report on Tablet and E-book reader Ownership and more…

Twitter caves to global censorship, will block content on country-specific basis as required by Xeni Jardin   EFF: “What Does Twitter?s Country-by-Country Takedown System Mean for Freedom of Expression?” by Xeni Jardin What Does Twitter?s Country-by-Country Takedown System Mean for Freedom of Expression? from EFF.org Updates by eva Yesterday, Twitter announced in a blog post … Read more

Towards Jan 28: Anonymous targets Facebook; International Privacy Day and more. A cyberculture roundup…

Anonymous Targets Facebook For A January 28 Attack [UPDATED] from All Facebook by David Cohen Hacktivist group Anonymous may have Facebook in its cross hairs for an attack at midnight January 28, no time zone specified. This potentially makes the social network the latest victim in Anonymous? path of destruction since file-sharing service Megaupload was … Read more

Feds attack MegaUpload, Anonymous attack Feds. A cyberculture roundup

MegaUpload Shut Down by the Feds, Founder Arrested from TorrentFreak by Ernesto Just a few weeks ago, MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom told TorrentFreak that his Mega ventures have nothing to worry about, as they operate within the rules of the law.  Anonymous Attacks Justice Dept as FBI Shuts Down File-Sharing Site The U.S. Department of … Read more