the Norwegian parliament pledged that the government’s public procurement policy will become deforestation-free. Norway is a major funder of forest conservation projects worldwide and also … Norway commits to zero deforestationRead more
Law
Posted inFreedom / Law / Software / ToMl
Fighting DRM in HTML, again
In 2013, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) raised the ire of many in the free-software community (and elsewhere) by adopting an API that adds … Fighting DRM in HTML, againRead more
Posted inIsrael Nazi / Justice / Law / Military / Palestine / ToMl
Israeli Rights Group Releases Video of Army Medic Executing Wounded Palestinian Suspect
AN ISRAELI SOLDIER was arrested on Thursday after a rights group published clear video images of him shooting a wounded, immobilized Palestinian suspect in the … Israeli Rights Group Releases Video of Army Medic Executing Wounded Palestinian SuspectRead more
Posted inCrime / Israel Nazi / Law / Military / Palestine / ToMl
Israeli soldier filmed executing wounded Palestinian man
Video [very graphic, i cannot show here.] Today an Israeli soldier executed a wounded Palestinian man on the ground in the Tel Rumeida area of … Israeli soldier filmed executing wounded Palestinian manRead more
Posted inColonialism / Economics / Law / Multimedia / Politics / TPP / Trade / USA Empire
The epic battle of our times
Posted inLaw / News / TPP / Trade / whistleblower
Greenpeace Leaks Draft Text of U.S. and EU Trade Deal
Greenpeace has leaked 248 pages of the latest negotiating text of a trade deal between the U.S. and the European Union, known as the Transatlantic … Greenpeace Leaks Draft Text of U.S. and EU Trade DealRead more
Posted inFreedom / FSF / Law / Software / ToMl
The Linux Kernel, CDDL and Related Issues
Linux kernel licensing The license terms on the Linux kernel are those of GPLv2. This is the unanimous consensus of the extensive community of copyright … The Linux Kernel, CDDL and Related IssuesRead more
Posted inEconomics / Government / Law / ToMl / TPP / Trade
MPs can view TTIP files – but take only pencil and paper with them
MPs have won access to documents covering controversial and secretive trade talks between Brussels and Washington, but can only take a pencil and paper into … MPs can view TTIP files – but take only pencil and paper with themRead more
Posted inCopyright / Law / ToMl
82-Year-Old Great-Grandmother is a Pirate
People who’ve managed to live for more than eight decades should be enjoying a peaceful and uncomplicated existence but for UK-based Sky customer Sheila Drew … 82-Year-Old Great-Grandmother is a PirateRead more
Posted inLaw / ToMl / TPP
To stop information from going public
Wikileaks has released what it claims is the full intellectual property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the controversial agreement between 12 countries that was … To stop information from going publicRead more