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Press Freedom Declining Around the World April 28, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic Every year Reporters Without Borders (RSF) compile an index of press freedom around the world. The index has been published since 2002 and measures the state of press freedom in 182 countries. It measures “the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the media, quality of legislative framework and safety of journalists in each country”. The data is compiled through a questionnaire (answered by experts around the globe) and combined with quantitative data on violence and abuses against journalists. Freedom House lists 6 main threats against journalists: Organized crime …

EU Consultation on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights March 16, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic The European Commission is currently holding a consultation to modernize the enforcement of Intellectual Property rights. They are looking for your input until 5 April 2016: In its Digital Single Market strategy the Commission committed to undertake a set of targeted actions which aim to foster the cross-border digital economy but also aim to ensure a safe online environment for business operators and consumers […] It will gather experience on the use and impact of IPRED and also seek views and opinions from those concerned with the application of the Directive on …

Re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet #netcom15 October 19, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic On 1 October 2015, the European Green Group, The Commons Network and the Heinrich Böll Foundation arranged a conference about re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet for all. The conference was called ‘Internet as a Commons: Public Space in the Digital Age’. The first panel debate was about ‘the big picture’. It featured Renata Avila, Aral Balkan, Jennifer Baker and Nicole Dewandre in the panel. They were discussing whether or not the current model of internet governance was contrary to the “common good”. Aral talked about how, today, data is people. He drew …