A Cry for help
The law is an ass, some say. That may be the case sometimes. But it is safe to add that legal websites are always arsey to work around.
Digital Rights Ireland
Digital Rights Ireland: The Podcast
In fact it is the podcast of Tom Raftery, who is this week interviewing the chairman of Digital Rights Ireland, UCD law lecturer TJ McIntyre. He asks him questions about a number of the areas in DRI's remit, but focuses particularly on defamation and liability for speech published online.
The Editor on the Last Word
Well, that was an exciting day. By noon, it looked like I'd be speaking on behalf of Digital Rights Ireland on UCD FM. By 4ish that has switched to appearing with Dick Doyle, CEO of IRMA, on the Last Word on Today FM, discussing IRMA's announcement of new legal action against uploaders.
Watching the Watchers
If you're interested in the idea that people shouldn't be watching where you go during your day. If you don't think that the state has any good reason to track who you call or email or, possibly, which websites you look at.
Parliamentary Questions and Answers
And if you were wondering why I was looking for a Parliamentary Question, see TJ McIntyre on the Digital Rights Ireland website for more details. He's very interested in what the Minister for Justice has to say on the use of new Data Retention laws. He might even be more interested in what he doesn't say.
Digital Rights Ireland peeps out at TechCamp
I attended the first public outing- a sort of a beta launch the other attendees might have called it- of Digital Rights Ireland. Rather than repeat what I thought here, I'll just point you at my little overview on the Digital Rights Ireland website.
Conference: Public Interest Law In Ireland
On Thursday last, I attended a conference run by the Free Legal Aid Centres (FLAC) on Public Interest Law in Ireland- The Reality and the Potential. It was an outstanding event, with a wealth of speakers from around the world.
Irish Digital Rights, and their feeble defenders
The sharp-eyed reader, a class tuppenceworth aspires to cater for, will have noted that I broke with tradition recently and actually contributed to a discussion going on amongst Irish bloggers about forming a group to promote digital civil rights in Ireland. There it is now. Now, since then, happenings have happened and occurrences have occurred.
EFI You Say So
Well now. Usually Tuppenceworth's denizens take an Olympian view of the rest of the Internet. They may make use of it for research, but they rarely comment of the hot topic of the moment.
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