- Canadian copyright collective demanding expansion of music tax beyond discs to include memory cards too, Michael Geist
- Vagueness about “pirate” domain seizures disturbs US politicians, TorrentFreak
- Sony blocked from restarting PSN in Japan, The H Security
- France pretends Hadopi law is working, Techdirt
- FCC commissioner defends ethics after taking lobbyist job, Ars Technica
- Diaspora promises to accelerate development, ReadWriteWeb
- New Yorker sheds light on warrant-less wire tapping and data mining, Threat Level on Wired
- UK copyright reforms sound sane, useful, BoingBoing
- Senate has more questions for Apple, Google, Facebook on privacy, Ars Technica
- Google Fiber expands to the other Kansas City, Ars Technica
- Judge orders former SF city sysadmin to pay $1.5M fine, Slashdot
- Verizon sues FCC over data roaming rules, Ars Technica
- Google speaks out against PROTECT IP Act, Ars Technica
- Big content attacks Google over its stance towards PROTECT IP, Ars Technica
- Congress extends PATRIOT Act for 4 more years, without concessions, Techdirt
- Judge puts Righthaven case on hold in Colorado, VEGAS INC via Slashdot
- Congress probes FCC commissioner’s departure to Comcast, Ars Technica
- How would the Kerry-McCain commercial privacy bill affect local laws?, EFF