RIP Info Centre needs a new maintainer

[Richard Clayton]

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In article <004301c200c9$3c302590$78ce87d4@aki>, Caspar Bowden
<cb@fipr.org> writes

>May as well take the opportunity to plug the FIPR Alert list,
>exclusively available to Friends of FIPR (25 quid
>http://www.fipr.org/friends.html) - had you been a subscriber, you would
>have had all the latest news....

such as...

 9 Apr  Data Retention does not infringe DPA (R v Chief Constable...)
15 Apr  Postponement of Intel's TCPA announcement
17 Apr  US Supreme Court decision on Virtual child porn
                (posted here 2 May)
20 Apr  Deutsche Bahn to sue Google
22 Apr  Consultation results for RIP Part I Chapter I
 3 May  Latest timetable on RIP from Home Office
 5 May  SonicBlue ordered to track ReplayTV users' viewing choices
 9 May  Consulation on CoP for RIP Part I Chapter I
                (posted here 9 May)
15 May  UK Government consultation on ICANN
15 May  Blunkett seeks CBI support for ID card plan
15 May  Using marker pens to defeat CD copy protection
17 May  Using gummy fingers to defeat fingerprint readers
                (posted here 20 May)
17 May  Electronic filing of tax returns may become compulsory
19 May  Blunkett plans for ID cards

I'd argue -- but then I would, wouldn't I :-) that subscribing was
justified for timely knowledge of just one of these stories...

>The free FIPR Bulletin will is only for Press Releases and major
>announcements. The Alert list is where you will get fine-grained stuff
>on RIP and other FIPR policy work.

I've picked out the stories that relate to matters discussed here
recently. There's been rather more posted about other areas of FIPR
policy...

... end of gratuitous advertisement!

BTW: at some point back-issues of the alerts will be made available on
the web -- but it's not the top priority item for FIPR's site overhaul!

- -- 
richard                                              Richard Clayton

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