4 October 2011
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Notes from day three come, unusually, before the end of day three as there weren’t any mid or late evening fringe events I felt like going to. In fact, I’ve spent quite a lot of the day not going to … Continue reading
7 September 2011
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If you’ve already read this, you might want to skip to the end where I’ve added some extra information. You’d think, wouldn’t you, that there ought to be no problem finding out which official domain names (ie, those ending in … Continue reading
4 September 2011
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I had a slightly back-handed compliment the other day. Former Pirate Party UK leader, Andrew Robinson, commented on Twitter, “For any PPUK people who automatically assume Conservatives = The Bad Guys, follow @MarkGoodge (& read his blog) for a pleasant … Continue reading
25 August 2011
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There seems to be a worrying trend for government departments to stop accepting contact by email. Earlier this year, the Department for Education wrote to WhatDoTheyKnow to try to stop them sending FoI requests by email. More recently, I’ve been … Continue reading
19 August 2011
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Please show your support for copyright reform. Continue reading
17 August 2011
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One of the limitations of Twitter is that it’s hard to tweet a URL without exceeding the 140 character limit. A result of that has been the growth in URL shorteners, such as bit.ly, is.gd, ow.ly and so on. Last … Continue reading
30 July 2011
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Following my article yesterday on the legacy of Labour’s approach to copyright, Ed Vaizey was kind enough to compliment it via Twitter: @MarkGoodge Another useful post. My position simple. Balance between enforcement and rights holders adapting to new environment I … Continue reading
29 July 2011
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In yesterday’s “Open letter to Ed Vaizey” post I made the point that much of what is bad about our current Intellectual Property regime stems from the previous Labour regime’s willingness to let themselves be to the media industry’s tool … Continue reading
27 July 2011
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“UK Ruling Classifies Millions as Copyright Offenders” is the headline of a press release from, appropriately enough, the Public Relations Consultants Association (or PRCA as they’re usually known). I suggest that you take a minute to read the press release, … Continue reading
12 July 2011
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is reported as saying that he’s got loads of files on Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation. According to the Guardian: Assange refers to these specific cables as “insurance files” that will be released “if something happens … Continue reading