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Are Va. college trustees groomed for activism?
Washington :: DC :: USA | 10 months ago
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ET, 07/10/2012 TheWashingtonPost Last October, the president of an organization that advocates for governing boards to play a stronger leadership role at universities spoke at an orientation for new trustees of public universities in Virginia.
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UN Hails European Parliament's Rejection of Trade Agreement
Geneva :: Switzerland | 10 months ago
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Europe is a welcome blow to the flawed agreement that has failed to address numerous concerns related to access to medicines, such as unnecessary inclusion of patents and civil trademark infringements and unjustified stricter civil enforcement
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ACTA's Back: European Commission Trying To Sneak In Worst Parts Using Canada-EU Trade Agreement As A Trojan Horse
Toronto :: Canada | 10 months ago
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European Parliament last week, the European Commission seems determined to keep pushing for its eventual adoption...This includes requiring the promotion of "cooperative efforts" that could see ISPs taking down content on a "voluntary" basis; the use
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EU parliament defeats ACTA a bill that could threaten internet freedom
The European Union parliament soundly defeated the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The margin of the defeat was quite large. 478 voted against the bill and 165 abstained while only 39 voted in favor of
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ACTA rejection by European Parliament
Wellington :: New Zealand | 11 months ago
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We are overjoyed that the Parliament took this monumental opportunity to protect human rights and an open internet...That Parliamentarians heard the voices of citizens is encouraging -- this is democracy in action. While we believe that artists
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Global Internet Freedom Declaration Aims for Open Internet
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 11 months ago
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July 4, 2012 Musician Moby attends a news conference on Internet freedom May 18, 2006 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) A declaration to fight for an open Internet, to give netizens the freedom to opine, innovate, share
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A Reminder Why to Vote ‘No' on ACTA
Strasbourg :: France | 11 months ago
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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) this Wednesday, they'll receive a final message before going to vote...A series of placards will list the different bodies that have spoken out against the treaty including the five EP committees that recommended
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European Commission Desperate to Push ACTA
Brussels :: Belgium | 11 months ago
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Business July 4, 2012, Wednesday 6 views Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade, is shown giving a press conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 25 May 2012...This is because we do not have to modify any
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USTR's Surprise Turnaround: Now Advocating Limitations & Exceptions To Copyright
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 11 months ago
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The version of the US's recommendations on the IP chapter of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement that leaked last year, suggested a similar maximalist approach: all enforcement, all the time, no concern about limitations or exceptions. IP
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ACTA Supporters In Europe Fighting To The Bitter End
Brussels :: Belgium | 11 months ago
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European Union's approval process has been little short of extraordinary...That final vote is scheduled to take place this Wednesday, and the surprises keep on coming. First, we had a rumour that the right-of-centre EPP Group would ask for a secret
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