ACTA negotiations underway; background information from Michael Geist
The negotiations for the ACTA, the secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, are underway in Mexico this week, and there’s been a lot of coverage around the world of the lack of transparency in these talks. For those who are not familiar with the agreement, I want to recommend Michael Geist’s excellent five part ACTA Guide: The […]
Update on the Great Australian Internet Blackout
All this week Australian websites having been going black as part of the Great Australian Internet Blackout. So far this online demonstration has successfully reached a wide range of audiences, educating them about the problems with the Government’s mandatory Internet filter policy: There are 480 verified participating websites (and that only counts the websites that […]
Australian web sites to go black on Australia Day
Electronic Frontiers Australia today announced that over 500 web Australian sites will be “blacked out” on Australia day in protest against the Rudd government’s mandatory Internet filtering plan. Included among them are the Australian Greens, an Internet service provider, media outlets, and hundreds of other Australian businesses and organisations. “This policy has caused considerable anxiety […]
What can you do to help?
Ever since I became campaign manager for the EFA’s campaign against the Government’s mandatory Internet filter two and a half weeks ago, I have been overwhelmed by the level of enthusiasm and support for the EFA’s campaign. Accordingly, the most frequent question I have been asked is “what can I do to help?” Given this […]
Next round of ACTA negotiations, Mexico: still no transparency in sight
The next round of negotiations on the secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) are due to begin this week in Guadalajara, Mexico. On the agenda this week are civil copyright measures, border measures, internet enforcement measures, and, very briefly, the issue of the lack of transparency in the negotiations. While much of the text is hidden […]