European parliament rejects ACTA in massive 633 to 13 vote
Euractiv writes, “The European Parliament defied the EU executive today (10 March), casting a vote against an agreement between the EU, the US and other major powers on combating online piracy and threatening to take legal action at the European Court of Justice. An overwhelming majority of MEPs (663 in favour and 13 against) today […]
Danish activists demand to know why their governments block ACTA transparency
My friend Henrik (@moltke) was on Danish national tv a couple of days ago (see video below) to talk about the major concern of open Internet proponent communities across the globe towards the closed nature of the ACTA (Anti-Countergeiting Trade Agreement) negotiations taking place right now – a measure lead by among other the Danish […]
FAT Labs vs. Google
Last week here in Berlin the Transmediale Festival took place – and it was great. However, the icing on the cake is to be attributed entirely to Berlin’s own FAT Labs art activism group (Free Art & Technology), who not only had an intriguing stall at the festival itself (titled ‘Fuck Google‘), but also put […]
Denmark ditches Microsoft
This Friday morning it has been announced by the Danish government, that the Danish state administrative body will adopt the open format ODF as its sole document standard from April next year. This means that the Danish state will now ditch Microsoft’s proprietary document formats. Below is a translation of the article just published by […]
Homeless people relocated out of Whister, Canada, ahead of Olympics
Taken from BoingBoing, where reader Jeremy Gruman says, “Last month, homeless people started showing up in droves in towns 100 miles or so outside of Vancouver. They had been given one-way bus tickets and were forced onto the busses. Local shelters in those communities have been completely overloaded. All so that the world can see […]
The decade in icon-infographics
The New York Times have presented an irresistible info-graphic by a guy named Philip Niemeyer picturing the last 10 years on the global scene. A fun way to reflect over the decade we just left behind us. See it in full scale by clicking the image or here.
Remixed Danish tourist poster reflects the brutal Copenhagen police actions
Check out this brilliantly made remix of the classic old ‘Wonderful Copenhagen’ poster, made by Camilla Brodersen. A remix that so accurately visualizes the political shift in mentality that has happened in Denmark over the last 5-6 years. I found it at Boing Boing – read the original post here.
Street art censorship in Vancouver, Canada
This is something I have never heard of before: Authorities taking action to remove politically offensive street art. Nevertheless, this is what has happened in Vancouver, Canada, where an art gallery owner has received an order to remove a controversial mural on the outside walls of the gallery. Local newspaper The Globe & Mail writes: […]
Spanish activists issue manifesto on the rights of Internet users
Triggered by the huge debate about ao. the so-called three strikes legislation in Europe, Spanish web activists lead by Javier “Barrapunto” Candeira have formulated a manifesto that express the fundamental rights of Internet users and the principles of net neutrality that so many citizens and non-profit advocacy groups across the globe are fighting to preserve […]
‘The Iraq Center’ – autonomous initiative to counter Danish government failure
One of the major national newspapers in Denmark, Politiken, has – somewhat contrary their not particularly leftist ideology – launched an autonomous (and may I say impressive) initiative to try to save some of the remaining Iraqi interpretors that the Danish government has rejected for asylum and started deporting back to war-torn Iraq to an […]
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