Wendy Seltzer gives a fascinating, albeit quick, overview of 2012 from the Chilling Effects perspective. Chilling Effects aggregates takedown notices from copyright holders under the US DMCA as well as other laws in other jurisdictions.
The numbers for 2012 are staggering. Over 53 million takedowns versus three million in 2011!
The talk is just over 5 minutes long and is well worth watching :
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Censorship push is going mad!
Declan wins libel:
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/online-first-as-blogger-apologises-to-ganley-over-tweets-3346440.html
Art being banned from Athlone:
http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/4013887-athlone-councillors-artwork-debate-live-updatesbr/
and the Cyberbullying mis-direction
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Government-makes-move-on-cyber-bullying-in-wake-of-shock-Shane-McEntee-suicide-185035481.html
Newspapers trying to copyright links to their articles
http://rt.com/news/irish-newspapers-charge-hyperlink-510/
RT @blacknight: Chilling Effects 2012 Report Shows Significant Increase In Takedown Requests: http://t.co/NsxhkP9L
It’s the new business model! :)
RT @blacknight: Chilling Effects 2012 Report Shows Significant Increase In Takedown Requests: http://t.co/NsxhkP9L