"Ed Sperling, None 1/04/2010 @ 6:00AM Solving The Bandwidth Problem For every giant step forward in technology there is a bottleneck that needs to be solved. It isn't exactly a step backward, but it does slow down the rate of progress."

"Free Software, Free Society by Richard M. Stallman Publisher: Free Software Foundation 2002 ISBN/ASIN: 1882114981 ISBN-13: 9781882114986 Number of pages: 230 Description: The intersection of ethics, law, business and computer software is the subject of these essays and speeches by MacArthur Foundation Grant winner, Richard M. Stallman. This collection includes historical writings such as The GNU Manifesto, which defined and launched the activist Free Software Movement, along with new writings on hot topics in copyright, patent law, and the controversial issue of "trusted computing." Stallman takes a critical look at common abuses of copyright law and patents when applied to computer software programs, and how these abuses damage our entire society and remove our existing freedoms."

"PirateBrowser is a bundle package of the Tor client (Vidalia), FireFox Portable browser (with foxyproxy addon) and some custom configs that allows you to circumvent censorship that certain countries such as Iran, North Korea, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Italy and Ireland impose onto their citizens."

# Not just for #Piracy but to #thwart #censorship...

"Hay una corriente de sorpresa e indignación en las redes a propósito de ciertas noticias relacionadas con la vigilancia a ciudadanos a través de Internet. Los demonios de turno se llaman NSA, Obama, Policía Nacional, Gallardón, etc."

"Discussion Papers > Internet and Security > Proposition PROPOSITION Bruce Schneier, Cryptographer and Computer Security Specialist and Author of Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Thrive We're in the middle of an epic battle for power in cyberspace. On one side are the nimble, unorganized, distributed powers such as dissident groups, criminals, and hackers. On the other side are the traditional, organized, institutional powers such as governments and large multinational corporations. During its early days, the Internet gave coordination and efficiency to the powerless. It made them powerful, and seem unbeatable. But now the more traditional institutional powers are winning, and winning big. How these two fare long-term, and the fate of the majority of us that don't fall into either group, is an open question - and one vitally important to the future of the Internet."

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Preamble Today's European Union as a supranational institution is a project of its member states rather than of its citizens. PIRATES hold the opinion that the future of Europe ought to be organised on the common interests of all European citizens, rather than the special interests of a single member state. Therefore all PIRATES in the European Union have adopted this election programme and strive together to make our vision of the European Union reality. The democratic deficit within the European Union has existed since the beginning and has not sufficiently been addressed in the course of the integration process. The primary goal of all PIRATES will be to fix this and to build a solid democratic foundation for the European Union. In order to achieve that goal...

"J. Gómez | 18 de Octubre 2013 | 14:00 29 comentarios Disfrutar de películas de estreno online es misión imposible más allá de la "piratería". Una nueva web recoge datos sobre las películas más descargadas vía P2P en sus primeras semanas en las salas y en ellos se aprecia el nulo esfuerzo de las productoras en llevar estos contenidos a la Red para su acceso legal."

" Media AlterNet / By Thanh Lam comments_image 76 COMMENTS There's an International Plan to Censor the Internet in the Works -- Let's Stop It in Its Tracks How the Trans Pacific Partnership making its way through Washington seriously undermines citizens' rights to participate in a free and open Internet. October 14, 2013 | "

"Eric Steven Raymond Thyrsus Enterprises Rick Moen Copyright © 2001,2006 Eric S. Raymond, Rick Moen"

"The global 'epidemic' of movie 'piracy': crime-wave or social construction? Majid Yar UNIVERSITY OF KENT AT CANTERBURY, UK We have seen our future, and it is terrifying. (Fritz Allaway, Motion PictureAssociation of America)

"ISOC members @IGF 2013 Each year, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) provides all stakeholders a unique opportunity to discuss openly critical emerging Internet-related issues. This year's overarching IGF theme is: "Building Bridges" - Enhancing Multistakeholder Cooperation for Growth and Sustainable Development" As part of its engagement at the IGF, the Internet Society strongly supports the fundamentals of the open and sustainable Internet: -Open Global standards for unleashed innovation; -Open to Everyone: a freedom-enhancer for every Internet user; -Open for Business and Economic progress; -Open and Multistakeholder governance for transparent inclusion. Encouraging An Ongoing Dialogue Internet Society Members are actively engaged in the IGF. They also have a unique perspective on what is going on at the regional and local levels. "

"Mark Mulligan y Keith Jopling a través de su consultoría Midia Consulting han publicado un white paper encargado por Universal Music llamado "Building the New Business Case for Bundled Music Services" Este white paper ofrece un análisis de la asociación entre los servicios de música y las empresas de telecomunicaciones estudiando por ejemplo casos como Cricket Wireless con Muve Music, TeliaSonera con Spotify, Orange con Deezer o bien Nokia con Mix Radio. El informe pone una visión crítica de lo que se había trabajado hasta la fecha y una serie de modelos y recomendaciones para el futuro."

"ownCloud is perfect for use inside your company. Your data on your servers, under your control. ownCloud Inc offers Business and Enterprise editions with extensive support. "

"A military lawyer had identified forty-one highly classified state secrets revealed in a single article. Senior officials were telling everyone who would listen that the journalists' revelations had made the country less safe and put lives at risk-the reporters were simply traitors. The Russians might be behind it, and who knew what secrets the journalists would hand over if they weren't immediately apprehended. Their publisher was already in Cuba, or maybe just headed there on a plane-anyway, he was a fugitive"

"Today, the internet isn't accessible for two thirds of the world. Imagine a world where it connects us all."

"By Rebecca Hiscott2013-10-08 11:03:06 UTC If you're a social media novice, hashtags - those short links preceded by the pound sign (#) - may seem confusing and unnecessary. But they are integral to the way we communicate online, and it's important to know how to use them (even though some people, like Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, are not the biggest fans). Plus, they can be a lot of fun."

"Rubén Velasco | 7 octubre 2013 12:45 | 0 comentarios La mayoría de los colegios y puestos de trabajo bloquean muchas páginas web para evitar que los usuarios accedan a ellas durante el horario laboral. Aunque principalmente se centran en bloquear redes sociales y páginas de contenido inadecuado, en ocasiones pueden llegar a bloquear prácticamente toda la red impidiendo que los usuarios visiten ninguna página web."

"Freedom on the Net 2013 is the fourth report in a series of comprehensive studies of internet freedom around the globe and covers developments in 60 countries that occurred between May 2012 and April 2013. Over 60 researchers, nearly all based in the countries they analyzed, contributed to the project by researching laws and practices relevant to the digital media, testing the accessibility of select websites, and interviewing a wide range of sources, among other research activities. This edition's findings indicate that internet freedom worldwide is in decline, with 34 out of 60 countries assessed in the report experiencing a negative trajectory during the coverage period. Broad surveillance, new laws controlling web content, and growing arrests of social-media users drove this overall decline in internet freedom in the past year. Nonetheless, Freedom on the Net 2013 also found that activists are becoming more effective at raising awareness of emerging threats and, in several cases, have helped forestall new repressive measures."