Tracking Censorship Through Copyright Proposals Worldwide 34
jrepin writes "Global Chokepoints is an online resource created to document and monitor global proposals to turn Internet intermediaries into copyright police. These proposals harm Internet users' rights of privacy, due process and freedom of expression, and endanger the future of the free and open Internet. Our goal is to provide accurate empirical information to digital activists and policy makers, and help coordinate international opposition to attempts to cut off free expression through misguided copyright laws, policies, agreements and court cases. Scroll down to see a list of countries currently featured for threatening free expression through copyright censorship."
Good Start, Needs Further Support (Score:5, Informative)
It is a nice concept, linking the various laws etc that we know bits about.
However it needs more countries.
Based on Slashdot entries, France and Australia are notable missing entries.
DMCA... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Good Start, Needs Further Support (Score:2, Informative)
Based on globalchokepoints.org entries, France is not a missing entry:
http://www.globalchokepoints.org/countries/france [globalchokepoints.org]
Another inaccuracy (Score:5, Informative)
I was quite perturbed when the act was passed "under urgency", which means debate and committee consideration of the bill are curtailed somewhat. There was really no "urgency" for the matter that I could detect.
Re:globalchokepoints eh.... (Score:5, Informative)