Category Archives: Copyright
EU: Judicial Review Central to Telecom Disconnects
I’m perhaps a bit idealistic, but I think that there are clear contemporary demonstrations of democracy ‘working’. Today’s example comes to us from Europe, where the European Parliament has voted to restore a graduated response to copyright infringement that would see individuals disconnected from the Internet. Disconnecting individuals from the ‘net, given its important role in citizens’ daily lives, can only be done with judicial oversight; copyright holders and ISPs alone cannot conspire to remove file sharers. This suggests that any three-strike policy in the EU will require judicial oversight, and threatens to radically reform how the copyright industry can influence ISPs. Continue reading
Privacy, Dignity, Copyright and Twitter
[Note: this is an early draft of a section of a paper I'm working on titled 'Who Gives a Tweet about Privacy'. Other sections will follow as I draft them.] Unauthorized Capture and Transmission of Data Almost every cellular phone … Continue reading
Facebook Fights Search Engines Over Copyright
The problem with walled gardens, such as Facebook, is that you can be searched whenever you pass through their blue gates. In the course of being searched, undesired data can be refused – data like links to ‘abusive’ sites such as those that facilitate copyright infringement. As of today, Facebook has declared war on the Pirates Bay. Continue reading
Analysis: ipoque, DPI, and bandwidth management
In 2008, ipoque released a report titled “Bandwidth Management Solutions for Network Operators“. Using Deep Packet Inspection appliances, it is possible to establish a priority management system that privileges certain applications’ traffic over others; VoIP traffic can be dropped last, … Continue reading
