3 October 2011
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It’s actually the start of day two here, but I didn’t get time yesterday to post anything (and the wifi in my hotel is so shonky that working from there was near-impossible). So here’s a brief rundown of yesterday. As … Continue reading
19 August 2011
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30 July 2011
by Mark
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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
28 July 2011
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Ed Vaizey, the Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, has been engaged in a Twitter debate all evening about today’s decision by the High Court in favour of the movie industries in their attempt to force BT (and, … 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
24 July 2011
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There’s an interesting article in yesterday’s Telegraph by columnist and former editor Charles Moore, titled “I’m starting to think that the Left might actually be right“. While his conclusions, unsurprisingly, don’t quite live up to the title, it’s still a … Continue reading
7 July 2011
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So, the News of the World will be no more after this weekend. I can’t say I’ll miss it, although I do feel a little sorry for the staff who will be losing their jobs while the senior executives who … Continue reading
4 July 2011
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A couple of hours ago I dashed off a quick tweet in response to the growing scandal of phone hacking by the News of the World. What I said was: Johann Hari is a liar, Rebekah Brooks is a crook. … Continue reading
3 July 2011
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My previous post on the FOI request about Courtel and HMCTS has already started doing the rounds of Twitter, Facebook and the blogosphere, so I thought I ought to clarify something that maybe wasn’t plain before. I don’t object to … Continue reading