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Digital Economy Bill amendment threatens free speech on web
Communications executives say proposed amendments to the Digital Economy Bill ...
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ISPs escape further Digital Economy Bill burdens
Internet service providers (ISPs) escaped being saddled with further regulation yesterday when the Digital Economy Bill completed its report stage in the House of Lords.
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ISPs escape further Digital Economy Bill burdens
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 9 March 2010 at 17:30:00 Amendment concerning web filtering to protect children dropped for the time being Internet service providers (ISPs) escaped being saddled with further regulation yesterday when the Digital Economy Bill completed its report stage in the House of Lords. The Lords debated issues such as whether ISPs should be made more responsible for ...
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Digital economy bill likely to be pushed through
Senior industry figures expect controversial measures against illegal filesharing to become law before general election The digital economy bill will become law before Parliament is dissolved at the beginning of April ahead of a likely general election in May, senior media industry figures believe. That will usher in controversial laws enabling rights owners to cut off or restrict internet ...
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Alliance for Digital Equality Statement on Cisco's CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS)
"The Internet of tomorrow is being created by Cisco and others today. These cutting-edge investments are essential to our economy but they alone will not secure our digital future. To fully benefit from these innovative investments we must have a nationwide infrastructure that allows everyone, everywhere to participate in the digital revolution. As we seek to reset the jobs-related skills of ...
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Facebook, Google and eBay slam Digital Economy Bill
Online giants say Internet piracy bill 'threatens freedom of speech' Google, Facebook and eBay are among the tech giants that have slammed the government's plans to tackle internet piracy, claiming it will "threaten freedom of speech".
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Facebook, Google slam amendment to Digital Economy Bill
Google, Facebook and eBay are among the tech giants that have slammed the government's plans to tackle internet piracy, claiming it will "threaten freedom of speech".
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Online industry unites against Digital Economy Bill
Google, Yahoo, eBay, Facebook, Orange, Talk Talk and BT have singed an open letter to the Financial Times condemning a bill in parliament that they say “threatens freedom of speech and the open internet”.
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The World's Billionaires
Carlos Slim Helu takes the No. 1 spot on Forbes' annual list of the world's richest as a record 164 billionaires return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.
Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man
Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.
Mexican mogul Slim edges out Gates as world's richest person
Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.
Women's World Cup Downhill Results
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Results Wednesday of the final women's World Cup downhill of the season: 1. Maria Riesch , Germany , 1 minute, 34.82 seconds. 2. Lindsey Vonn , United States , 1:35.30. 3. Anja Paerson , Sweden , 1:35.95. 4. Nadja Kamer , Switzerland , 1:36.04. 5. Julia Mancuso , United States, 1:36.13. 6. Johanna Schnarf , Italy , 1:36.17. 7. Nadia Styger , Switzerland, 1 ...
Men's World Cup Downhill Results
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Results Wednesday from the final men's World Cup downhill of the season: 1. Carlo Janka , Switzerland , 1 minute, 58.45 seconds. 2. Mario Scheiber , Austria , 1:58.47. 3. Patrick Kueng , Switzerland, 1:58.52. (tie) Erik Guay , Canada , 1:58.52. 5. Hans Grugger , Austria, 1:58.56. 6. Werner Heel , Italy , 1:58.58. 7. Manuel Osborne-Paradis , Canada, 1:58.60 ...
Mexico's Slim named 'world's richest' person
Mexico's Carlos Slim, the son of an immigrant shopkeeper who amassed a $53.5 billion fortune and bought a major stake in the New York Times, became the first person from a developing nation to be named the world's richest person.
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