Thirteen movie studios including Disney, Columbia Pictures and Universal Studios are suing to shut down The Pirate Bay saying that the site is continuing to infringe their copyrights. Peter Sunde, a co-founder of high-profile file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, says new legal action against the site is nothing more than “harassment”. Read more here
German government plans to ban violent videogames will have to be put on hold, after a successful internet petition by German gamers. The e-petition, hosted on the official forums of the Bundestag, the German parliament, has passed the 50,000 signatures necessary to force a government review. Last month the country’s 16 interior ministers called for a ban on the creation and distribution of games involving violent acts against human or human-like characters. Read more here
Richard Desmond’s attempt to sue an investigative journalist merely highlighted the weaknesses of English defamation law, says David Allen Green
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Index on Censorship and Article 19 present:
Burma: Between the lines – A celebration of art and survival
Saturday August 8th 2009
6.30 – 10pm
Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
London
EC1R 3GA
Free Entry
A programme of theatre, performance, poetry, film and photography celebrating the ongoing resistance and imagination of Burmese artists, writers and activists.
Theatre:
‘Seven years with hard labour’ – first UK performance of documentary play by iceandfire theatre co, featuring the stories of Htein Lin, Ko Aung, Nita May and Khun Saing.
Performance:
A new performance by Htein Lin and friends
Poetry readings from:
Burma Anthology — A19 launches a new collection of poetry and writing , expressing the desire for change in their homeland.
The Wolf — poetry magazine launches a special Burma edition
Film:
A short portrait of Zarganar based on footage filmed in 2007 by Rex Bloomstein
Photography:
Burma: Darkness in the Golden Land – Dean Chapman
Extraordinary Places, Ordinary Lives – Enigma Images
Burma/UK– Martin Le Santo