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Amnesty: ISPs must safeguard free speech
News The Ispa event also saw European commissioner Viviane Reding awarded the title of internet villain of the year. Speaking at the annual awards dinner held last week by the Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa), Amnesty's campaigns director... [20 Feb 2007]
Heroes and villains of the web named
News The Internet Service Providers Association (Ispa) has named and shamed the internet hero and villain of the year - the most eagerly anticipated gongs at its annual awards bash. The internet villain of the year was awarded to commissioner Vivianne... [16 Feb 2007]
Web heroes and villains to be named and shamed
News Despite leading the charge to reduce extortionate mobile roaming charges, European commissioner Viviane Reding has been nominated as an internet villain for "foisting the most arcane set of rules yet seen for prior registration of dot-eu domains... [05 Jan 2007]
Internet's 'heroes' and 'villains' to be named and shamed
News The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has named and shamed the candidates for its internet hero and villain awards. In the firing line for the villain's gong are Russia, for failing to crack down on cyber crime, the UK presidency of the... [13 Dec 2005]
What do Carol Vorderman and David Blunkett have in common?
News All five have been shortlisted for the prize of Internet Villain, which will be awarded by the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) next year. ISPA, though, believes her "uninformed comments on the internet industry" mean she could soon... [23 Dec 2004]
5 years ago... Labour MP demands government reappraisal of IT
News The Internet Service Providers Association even shortlisted him for 'internet villain of the year' last year, so unwelcome was his bungled interference on the issue of spam prevention. 02.07.99: Labour MP Derek Wyatt is calling on the UK government... [02 Jul 2004]
5 years ago... MP calls for UK Net minister
News Last week he was even nominated for the Internet Villain of the year gong at the Internet Service Providers Association Awards for "lowering the level of informed debate on the internet generally and spam in particular," in the words of the judges. [25 Feb 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.02.04
Round-Up However, as with any awards ceremony they save the best until last and each year at the ISPAs the most eagerly awaited gongs are for Internet Hero and Internet Villain of the year. The Villain Award was a three-horse race between VeriSign "for... [20 Feb 2004]
Digital music: Where the 'good guys' are the villains of the peace
Comment The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was cast as the villain and it will never shake off that image. Napster was breaking the law. MP3.com was breaking the law. Kazaa is breaking the law. [10 Jul 2003]
Lib Dem MP nets 'Hero' award
News Other nominees for the Internet Hero award were last year's winner Elizabeth France, the former information commissioner, Secretary of State David Blunkett's son Hugh, APIG, and Home Office official Simon Watkin, who ended up collecting the... [21 Feb 2003]
ISPA awards: Home Office 'Hero' turns 'Villain'
News Winning the Internet Villain award, the Home Office saw off competitors including the Recording Industry Association of America, telecoms analysts, BBC Watchdog and, most unpopular of all judging by the response from the audience, Oftel. [21 Feb 2003]
Is Anne Robinson the internet's biggest villain?
News There are five nominees in the 'hero' and 'villain' categories. Villain Award The UK Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has drawn up the shortlists for its annual naming and shaming of the good and bad in all things internet. [23 Dec 2002]
Home Office scoops "internet villain" gong
News The Home Office picked up the dreaded Internet Villain 'prize' at last night's Internet Service Providers Association Awards for its implementation of the controversial RIP Act. The judges said the Home Office had frustrated the industry by failing... [14 Feb 2002]
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