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Archive of posts tagged rights

Taliban justice

It took me a while to decide whether to post this here. Time’s circulation is huge but I wanted to add my own small contribution. And I remember this barbaric law being passed when I was in Afghanistan last year: Afghanistan passes ‘barbaric’ law diminishing women’s rights http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/14/afghanistan-womens-rights-rape So even with a government installed by [...]

Photographers rights – washed down the toilet

Seems that the Digital Economy Bill rides roughshod over photographer’s concerns and leaves open massive holes that can be exploited and abused with the result that one’s copywritten  photographs can can be effectively stolen. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/05/mandybill_orphan_works/ So the music and film industry have been given stronger weapons to fight those whom they see as “stealing” their [...]