Author Archives: awbmaven
Edward Snowden – thorn in the authoritarians side.
Edward Snowden seems a mild mannered geek not to dissimilar to myself and many other techies that I know. So what makes him a man who has rattled many of the largest political institutions in the world and become the … Continue reading
William Hague’s speech on Equador & Julian Assange asylum.
From William Hagues speech, the transcript: I am left wondering if William Hague is confused. At the start it is reported he says, “We are disappointed by the statement by Ecuador’s Foreign Minister today that Ecuador has offered political asylum … Continue reading
Having a break from Politics for a while, after #ASOT550, I re-found my love for my #TranceFamily
Get the whole of ASOT550 here: http://weloveatrance.com/asot-550-day-5-live-at-ultra-music-festival-miami-usa-a-state-of-trance-550-celebration-with-armin-van-buuren-march-25-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-6794 I shall be busy trying to sort through all those tracks to decide my favs ready to create a couple of sets for my birthday – Woohoo!!! awbMaven aka DJ <fingers crossed> Savoir … Continue reading
Anti-Semitic attitudes are off the charts in Hungary – ADL #Jews #Israel #Loaded #Survey
There’s a report out today from the with some question concerning European attitudes towards Jews in some European Countries. It’s a pretty emotive topic at the moment considering what is happening in Toulouse, France (perfect timing from ADL’s pov), indeed, … Continue reading
My Blog: note to Branka Totić, director of the Serbian Intellectual Property Office, think outside the box re. #ACTA
From EurActive, we have an article entitled, “Serbia to adopt ACTA for EU membership: Official “. From that article: “Totić dismissed fears that ACTA could lead to infringement of citizens rights, privacy and data protection rules, arguing that national implementation and … Continue reading
My Blog: “ACTA is a blessing in disguise for UK PLC”. Run that by me again … cc @_AskTheExperts_ @_JayMcGregor
I have some issues with the idea that “ACTA is a blessing in disguise for UK PLC” as stated in this article. Let me go through it in my usual style: From the article: “The World is on the brink … Continue reading
La Quadrature Du Net’s “A Strategy Looking Through ACTA and Beyond” lacks outside-the-box vision.
La Quadrature Du Net has an article out today titled, “A Strategy Looking Through ACTA and Beyond” that I have to say seem blinkered and lacking lateral thinking. From the article, “Over the last two weeks, events have radically altered … Continue reading
My blog: Response to @Europarl_EN’s “ACTA: experts reveal how it could effect civil liberties…” article.
The European Parliament have composed an article entitled, “ACTA: experts reveal how it could affect civil liberties and access to generic medicine“. I’m going to go through it in my usual style, commenting where I see fit . From the article: “Does … Continue reading
My blog: A netizens’ response to #EU’s “IP Enforcement Trends” statement. #ACTA #IPR #Trend
(this is a re-post after having accidental over-written the original due to a hangover, I will edit this to get the links and formatting right a little later) I read an article today on “ACTA: European Union’s statement on IP Enforcement Trends at WTO Council for TRIPS”: http://keionline.org/node/1380 I will comment below in the style of the Statement: Agenda … Continue reading
My Blog: Comments on #INTA #ACTA Workshop (#ACTAws) – the #IPR and Copyright Enforcement Treaty
[oops, I’ve Published a draft, will add to this post later …] (The workshop can be viewed here or downloaded (1.7 Gb) and played in VLC open source media player here. Thanks to François Revol @mmu_man for those.) Commissioner for … Continue reading
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