13 June 2018

Please Write to Your MEPs to Stop EU Copyright Directive from Seriously Harming the Internet

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Next week, a crucial vote will be held by the Legal Affairs committee of the European Parliament (JURI). It concerns the proposed copyrigh...
11 June 2018

UK Citizens: Please Write to Your MPs Today about the Big Brexit Votes

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There's an important series of Brexit votes taking place tomorrow.  The UK government will seek to overturn some sensible amendments ma...
08 January 2018

Incoming: Spare Slots for Freelance Work in 2018

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I will soon have spare slots in my freelance writing schedule for regular weekly or monthly work, and major projects. Here are the ma...
22 October 2017

UK and US Citizens: Please Request Your Personal Data Held By Cambridge Analytica

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By now, many people have probably heard about the company Cambridge Analytica .  By its own admission, it played a major role in the succes...
31 May 2017

Urgent: Please Write to MEPs to Stop Awful Copyright Proposals

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Bad things could happen in the European Parliament next Thursday, when an important committee of MEPs votes on proposals ...
18 May 2017

Tell the UK Government: No Backdoors in Crypto

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The UK government seems to be pressing ahead with its idiotic plans to backdoor crypto. There is a (secret) consultation on the subject tha...
29 March 2017

The Copyright Industry's So-Called "Value Gap" Is Actually an Innovation Gap

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The is a crucial year for the Internet in Europe, because 2017 will see key decisions made about the shape of copyright law in the EU. Tha...
11 February 2017

Please Write to Your MEPs About Next Week's Critical - and Final - CETA Vote

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Next Wednesday, the European Parliament will have its final vote on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement , or CETA. If you were h...
11 January 2017

Please Write to MEPs on the ENVI Committee About CETA *Today*

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There's an important vote by MEPs on the ENVI committee tomorrow about CETA, the trade deal between the EU and Canada . Background on w...
04 January 2017

Spare Slots for Regular Freelance Work Soon Available

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I may soon have spare slots in my freelance writing schedule for regular work, or for larger, longer-term projects. Here are the ma...
17 December 2016

Please Write to Your MPs Asking Them To Support Fossil Fuel Divestment

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It's is now clear that the incoming Trump government will be the most environment-hostile, and fossil fuel-friendly US administration i...
24 April 2016

TTIP Is Dying; Here's How to Help Finish It Off

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TTIP is dying : According to the research, "In the United States [today], opinion is split, with 15 percent in favour [of TTIP] and...
06 March 2016

Please Write To MPs To Call For More Time To Debate Investigatory Powers Bill

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Last week, the UK government published a revised Investigatory Powers Bill, aka the Snooper's Charter.  Surprisingly, it took no notic...
02 January 2016

TTIP Update LI

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It's been a couple of months since my last TTIP update .  That hiatus reflectes the talks themselves, which feel strangely suspended.  ...

TTIP Update L

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In the last TTIP update I wrote about two important leaks, both dealing with regulatory matters.  One of those came from the Greens MEP ...

TTIP Update XLIX

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As is widely appreciated by now, TTIP is about regulatory harmonisation rather than about lowering tariffs, since the latter are already ex...

TTIP Update XLVIII

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As I've noted many times before, the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism has long been the most contentious aspect of TT...