Anti-Islam march in German city BBC News | Europe | World Edition A controversial march against “Islamisation of the West”, and a big counter-demonstration, are held in the German city of Dresden. Germany and the eurozone: The view from Paris Centre for European Reform On recent visits to Berlin, I have been surprised at how negative people … Read more
Cameron warns Russia over Ukraine BBC News | Europe | World Editio Russia could face further sanctions unless it stops “destabilising” Ukraine, David Cameron says, as world leaders gather for the G20 summit. After the Catalan vote, Spain needs to buy time open Democracy News Analysis – by Francesc Badia i Dalmases Spain, and Catalonia within … Read more
Big Pirate Sites ‘Raided’, Admins on the Run TorrentFreak In June 2011, police across Europe coordinated to carry out the largest anti-piracy operation the continent had ever seen. Their target was Kino.to and its affiliates, a huge illegal movie streaming operation with links to Spain, France and the Netherlands. Internet tax prompts Hungary protest BBC News … Read more
Help protect the public commons from secret deals. All creativity and knowledge owes something to what came before — every creator builds on the ideas that came before them. Copyright is at the center of the public commons — it’s a limited right that is given to creators, but it also has a term limit to ensure … Read more
Wikileaks publishes the “Internet Chapter” of the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement (SOPA’s back) Wikileaks has published the Internet Chapter of the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership, a global trade-deal negotiated between corporate leaders and government reps without any democratic oversight (the US Trade Rep wouldn’t share TPP drafts with Congress, and now it is headed for fast-tracking into law). … Read more