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Battle against ACTA secrecy

Finally there is some hope of ending the secrecy around Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Thanks to the European parliament which overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for transparency on ACTA negotiation processes and public access to the negotiation texts. The resolution was approved on March 10, 2010 with 633 votes in favor, 13 against and 16 abstentions. “The [...]

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2010 03 15 Uncategorized Comments (3)

What is the purpose of copyright?

© is the copyright symbol There is an interesting debate over the purpose of copyright being highlighted in many popular blogs. Last week Matt Yglesias wrote a blog post on the struggle of RIAA against free content. Yglesias says:   “It is, of course, possible that at some point the digital music situation will start imperiling [...]

2010 02 08 Uncategorized Comments (1)