The government's website seizure program is already a mess, with one judge refusing to play along and the authorities forced to relinquish a domain in another case. Ars Technica's, Timothy B. Lee asks "Does the government really have the power to seize a domain name, hold it for a year, and then return it without compensating the owner?" Spoiler: yes.
Who needs SOPA when it takes a year to recover mistakenly seized domains?
Reddit takes a stand against the EU's plan to break the internet
Reddit has posted a punchy, impassioned warning about the likelihood that it will no longer be able to function if the EU's plan to mandate copyright filters and limit linking… READ THE REST
Australia's 2015 copyright censorship system has failed, so they're adding (lots) more censorship
In 2015, Australia created the most aggressive copyright censorship system in the world, which allowed the country's two major movie studios (Village Roadshow and Fox) along with an assortment of… READ THE REST
Remembering the SOPA blackout, five years later
Five years ago, we won an unprecedented victory: spurred on by blackouts of more than 50,000 sites, more than 8 million Americans called Congress to object to the Stop Online… READ THE REST
Build your dream app for $30: Visual Studio Pro's massive price drop stuns developers
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These HD digital camera binoculars are the only accessory you need to bring bird watching
TL;DR: Save 55% on these HD digital camera binoculars that can capture photos and videos during Cyber Week, now only $89.97 (reg. $199). Do you love the great outdoors or waking up early to… READ THE REST
Transform dull knives at home: pro sharpener now 80% off
TL;DR: I'm making my knives feel new with an Angle Pro Knife Sharpener, on sale for $40 through December 8. Check out here. Last Thanksgiving, I tried to carve the turkey, and… READ THE REST
