Thailand web censorship increases

After declaring a State of Emergency in early April, Thailand has increased its attempts to censor political opposition - continuing its authoritarian development of censorship since 2005.
Its an interesting example of the tension in emerging (and vanishing) democracies between free speech and traditional control.

Google Map: government requests for data and removal of material

This data sadly only covers more-or-less democracies and does not cover blocking entirely (e.g. China, Turkey, much of the Middle East). Still, good to see the UK ranked so highly on censorship requests.

UK government plans to reduce online copyright infringement

The timetable is to produce a draft Code by next month, a Statement by September after consultation (which must also be submitted to the EC), and the full working code by end-2010. Fast work!

Digital Economy Act published

The 2010 DEAct is now available.

Intercepting email - and authorized readers - US law firm divorce case

The facts of this case in the DC Court of Appeals are extraordinary and extremely interesting points of law are thrown up.

Short history of international copyright

From a study by a Cambridge professor in a CUP book: she explains how fights over international copyright in the 19-20th centuries provide a template to study today's digital copyright controversies.

Regulating NRAs - which is best?

There's some interesting literature on the formation of UK super-regulator, Ofcom - though most of it in the 2005 internal report designed to forestall any National Audit Office critique in 2006. 
Obviously the United States NRA, the FCC is not the only NRA game in town, even if it is the biggest. The awesomely large FCC International Bureau does have a small sub-function which almost seems an afterthought on how international regulation can affect the FCC-US markets (as opposed to vice versa!). To me, the function that works better is OPP in its international dimension, and it's here that good work is produced.
Internationally, ITU have been contributing to a Promoting Broadband initiative.