Archive for June, 2009

Digital Revolution: Blessing and Curse of the Creative Industry!

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

We – users of the world wide web – are all copyright abusing thugs! At first sight, this may seem like a rather controversial and certainly polemic statement. Yet one thing is for sure, the internet violates unconditional copyrights of creators- be it photographers, authors or music producers.
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SuMa e.V. Awards 2009 for democratic access to information on the internet

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Search engines play a major role in shaping our online information environment and are the gateway through which internet users enter and are guided through the World Wide Web. A healthy online marketplace also means ensuring that multiple channels are available to users to find and access information online. The increasing concentration of access to the world’s digital knowledge through a single player threatens the development of a pluralistic internet.
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