Don’t turn San Francisco into a police state!
A proposal from the San Francisco Entertainment Commission raises severe privacy concerns
Brought to book
As the Harry Potter series looks to be heading to ebooks, Wendy Grossman looks at potential drawbacks to the growth of the ebook market
Copyright infringement - just like terrorism
Milena Popova looks at the US proposals to tackle copyright infringement, and warns caution in trusting the state with such powers
Student battles huge fine
Outcome up in the air for student who is appealing $67,500 fine in court
European Copyright: Collusion for the control of the net
Fundamental online rights at risk in Europe
Loz Kaye interview
Loz Kaye speaks to us about Wikileaks, the Digital Economy Act, privacy and the future
Equal Access
Wendy M. Grossman looks at web blocking and asks what it really solves
Music industry fails to exhibit learning behaviour
Another sign that the music industry is living in la-la land, by Milena Popova
A perspective from Seoul on internet censorship
Simon Hunter-Williams gives his perspective on censorship in South Korea
The future of TV has just arrived
Hollywood just isn't sure what approach to take with NetFlix, by Milena Popova
Return to the red page district
.xxx is now, eventually, a domain name. But Wendy Grossman argues that its time has been and gone
Giants in the playground
As the music and technology industries square up once more, Milena Popova looks at the implications it could have on the Hargreaves review
Good & bad in Google Books search settlement decision
Analysis of the US court ruling on the Google Books settlement
Free your gadgets
Milena Popova looks at why companies such as Sony and Apple are missing out by stifling attempts for users to hack their own products
The Digital Economy Act, or the BPI v Parliament?
It is disappointing that a couple of ISPs are trying to frustrate the Digital Economy Act which had been enacted by Parliament, says the BPI. Saskia Walzel argues that it was predictable that laws which had been forced through parliament without proper scrutiny would run into trouble
Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman speaks to ORGZine about the Digital Economy Act, copyright, education and more
Block party
As the IWF celebrates its 15th birthday, Wendy Grossman looks at the how successful it has been since its creation
Who owns your twitter username?
Milena Popova looks at the latest twitter controversy and speaks to @girlgeeks
Maker Faire 2011
Milena Popova reports from the Maker Faire UK 2011 in Newcastle
Music industry is backward & economically suicidal
Simon Indelicate, from The Indelicates, tells ORGZine about his experiences in the music industry and why the traditional model for record companies is out-dated
Standing up for the census
Wendy Grossman argues that the transparency of the census makes it a much better option for data collection than the alternatives
Writing for ORGZine - a trip down memory lane
Milena Popova reflects on her time in the Digital Rights movement
Over-stating the Internet's importance in Libya
Jillian York looks at the role of the Internet and mobile phones in Libya and beyond
Kremlin moves to prevent a social media revolution
After seeing the impact social media has had in the Middle East revolutions, new plans would aim to prevent a similar situation arising in Russia, argues Laura MacPhee
Online community shames Minister out of office
Milena Popova looks at how an ad-hoc online collaboration exposed a German Minister's history of plagiarism.
Tax returns
Wendy Grossman asks if now is the time to revisit the debate on taxing internet sales
Copyright gone mad!
Milena Popova looks at the latest bizarre story to emerge as a result of overly protective copyright
The threat to non-print archives
Emily Goodhand looks at the threat posed to our cultural heritage by potential restrictions on non-print archiving
Selling the internet
Milena Popova looks at both sides of the net neutrality debate