links for 2007-03-14

• AsiaMedia :: CHINA: China to put blogs under state control
  "China plans tighter control of blogs and webcasts under a new Internet publishing law, state media on Tuesday quoted the country's top media supervisor as saying."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch blogs blogging freespeech censorship)
• AsiaMedia :: Intellectual property rights debate heating up
  ""One size fits all" might not be the best approach to dealing with intellectual property issues. There could be a point at which protection of intellectual property harms innovation. China might be seeking to increase its influence in shaping the intelle
  (tags: IP copyright china)
• AsiaMedia :: Power to the Wikipeople
  "Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales talks about censorship in China, factual accuracy and the future of his online encyclopedia in an interview with The Japan Times"
  (tags: wikipedia)
• …My heart’s in Accra » SXSW: Blogging where speech isn’t free
  "The panel focused on the challenges of blogging in countries where there’s no reasonable expectation of freedom of speech. "
  (tags: blogging censorship freespeech internet circumvention)
• Outwardly Open, China Keeps Censoring | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited
  "In the midst of a sensitive political season, China's machinery of state control is gearing up to make sure that nothing goes astray, including people's thinking."
  (tags: china censorship freespeech propaganda)
• Yahoo! dissident case is abandoned-News-Tech & Web-The Web-TimesOnline
  "Hong Kong investigators say that any breach of privacy took place outside its jurisdiction"
  (tags: china yahoo! hongkong internet privacy surveillance freespeech humanrights)
• Official: Yahoo didn't violate Hong Kong privacy laws in case of jailed Chinese journalist - International Herald Tribune
  "Hong Kong investigators said Wednesday there was not enough evidence to show Yahoo! Hong Kong Limited provided private information that helped convict a Chinese reporter accused of leaking state secrets."
  (tags: china yahoo! hongkong internet privacy surveillance censorship freespeech humanrights)
• Yahoo Didn't Violate Privacy Laws, Hong Kong Authorities Say - WSJ.com
  "One avenue for holding foreign Internet companies accountable for divulging private information in China may now be closed, after Hong Kong's privacy commission cleared Yahoo Hong Kong Ltd. of any liability for sharing a mainland journalist's email accou
  (tags: china internet yahoo! hongkong privacy surveillance freespeech censorship humanrights)
• PCPD - Privacy Commissioner released investigation report against email service provider
  This is the official press release. "The investigation finds no contravention of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the Ordinance) and yet gives rise to concern about the scope of application of the Ordinance."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch internet hongkong privacy surveillance freespeech humanrights censorship)
• PCPD - Investigation Report
  Download the full Hong Kong Privacy Commission report on Yahoo! and the Shi Tao case here.
  (tags: china hongkong yahoo! privacy surveillance humanrights freespeech)