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9 Things To Know About Brazil’s Internet Legislation

23 Jul, 2015 Samia Trautvein Brazil, Censorship, Emerging Nations, Featured, Freedom of expression, Internet, Internet Provider, Net Neutrality, Technology 0

Helped by thousands of Twitter and blog commentaries, the so-called Brazilian Internet Constitution Act (“Marco Civil”) was created in 2014. This law is one of the first internet regulations in the world, and for this …

Cloudy Mondays: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement’s Word Cloud Avatar

3 Dec, 2013 Mekhala Chaubal Censorship, Global Trade and IP, International Treaties and Obligations, Trademarks, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Uncategorized, WTO 0

When Wikileaks well, err, wikileaked the intellectual property rights chapter on November 13, 2013 from that most secretive of mammoths, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, plenty was said about the content of the chapter, …

From Russia, Without Love (and Censorship)

11 Jul, 2012 Mekhala Chaubal Censorship, Global Trade and IP, IPR enforcement, Russia, Technology, Wikipedia Blackout 0

Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia, Discussing Russia BlackoutAbout 7 months ago, English Wikipedia held a worldwide blackout on January 18, 2012, along with dozens of other Internet sites, to protest the internet bills of …