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News Attorney general Gonzales said on Friday: "The convention is in full accord with all US constitutional protections, such as free speech and other civil liberties, and will require no change to US laws. [07 Aug 2006]
China's internet revolution
Comment China is a booming internet society but how are its many constituent parts embracing the medium? Dan Ilett found a mix of priorities and a few surprises. They say a wise man learns from others' mistakes. [21 Jul 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Net neutrality
Cheat Sheet Content providers will be censored by capitalism, choice will be lost and the right to free speech banished forever. Republicans argue there should be no governmental legislation ensuring neutrality... [16 Jun 2006]
Websites told: Label smut or face prison
News David Greene, director of a free-speech advocacy group called The First Amendment Project, said: "Whether artistic works or political commentary or any type of images that may arguably come close to this... [15 Jun 2006]
US to restrict high-tech exports to China?
News He acknowledged in his speech that China's record on intellectual property and human rights - including free expression on the internet, a topic that garnered attention from Congress earlier this year -... [12 Jun 2006]
US citizen web-tracking hitting hurdles
News Based on the limited information that has been made public so far - including in a speech by Gonzales last month - Weingarten said the library association would not favour such a requirement. The statement said: "But... [01 Jun 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Freedom
Comment Free speech should be an unquestionable human right and be written into every constitution. All could be turned and used to keep free speech alive and safe. For those... [15 May 2006]
US to block minors' access to MySpace?
News Many in government will want to play the role of cyber traffic cop here, just as they have for other types of speech on the internet. He added that it will "chill legitimate forms of speech or expression... [11 May 2006]
Skype makes $27m acquisition
News eBay's Skype unit said on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire a San Francisco-based speech-processing start-up for roughly $27m in stock.eBay will issue 700,000 shares of stock to buy Sonorit and its subsidiary, Camino... [12 Apr 2006]
Treasury reconsiders IT skills incentives
News In his budget speech last month, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown axed the scheme, which gave tax breaks for businesses that provided employees with PCs. Under the HCI, employees could take out... [03 Apr 2006]
Democrats rekindle porn domain debate
News The Free Speech Coalition, which represents the adult entertainment industry, also voiced disapproval, saying the relocation project was unnecessary and would lead to the "ghettoisation of protected... [20 Mar 2006]
Open Rights Group wades into DRM debate
News I don't think anyone would argue that online child pornography should be tolerated but we have to be careful we don't sacrifice freedom of speech and expression. He added: "The pressure for free music... [16 Mar 2006]
France to force Apple to open iPod DRM?
News In a recent parliamentary debate, Dominique Richard, a deputé for the UMP coalition, described the law as instituting "interoperability that will stop content being the hostage of technology and authorise creativity using... [14 Mar 2006]
Bush: No protectionism to safeguard offshored US tech jobs
News He said in a speech at Purana Qila in New Delhi: "It's true that some Americans have lost jobs when their companies moved operations overseas. In a free economy, every citizen has something to contribute. [06 Mar 2006]
Google denounced over search data request refusal
News The issue has raised red flags among privacy-watchdog groups, which fear that websites could be used to spy on US citizens or limit their right to free speech. The American Civil Liberties Union is... [27 Feb 2006]
