# SOPA

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Column: Gentleman and genius - remembering ‘internet elder’ Aaron Swartz

I met Aaron at Harvard when he was 24. It was immediately clear that he was not only a genius, but also a gentleman who was wise beyond his years.

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Jan 10th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Online copyright law

'It wasn’t SOPA, we were not doing SOPA': Sherlock defends controversial copyright law

Junior Minister Seán Sherlock has spoken at length about the controversy surrounding a law enacted last year that some believe will restrict internet freedom.

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Dec 7th 2013, 8:15 AM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: Thanks to the government, internet censorship is alive and well

Ireland has bent over backwards to accommodate the wishes of copyright holders by blocking file-sharing websites – but there isn’t as much effort put into the voluntary blocking of child porn, such as exists in the UK or Norway, writes Aaron McKenna.

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Jul 6th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Irish SOPA

Bruton insists 'Pirate Bay' ruling will not mean bans on legal content

The enterprise minister says the rights of legal internet users are taken into account before any website can be blocked.

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Jun 28th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Piracy

High Court orders six Irish internet providers to block The Pirate Bay

UPC, Imagine, Digiweb, Vodafone, Three and O2 have been given 30 days to block users’ access to the piracy website.

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Jun 12th 2013, 4:59 PM

# Suicide

26-year-old web pioneer behind Reddit found dead

Aaron Swartz was an internet activist who had helped create RSS when he was just 14 years old. Authorities in New York are treating his death as a suicide.

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Jan 12th 2013, 8:18 PM

# Copyright

Brussels launches EU-wide public consultation on internet copyright enforcement

The public questionnaire identifies three main problems with current takedown procedures, and wants public thoughts.

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Jun 6th 2012, 3:12 PM

# Copyright

Sherlock: Some criticism of copyright law is general anti-government sentiment

In a discussion on copyright today, Junior Minister Sean Sherlock said the Attorney General was never shown a copy of an alternative proposal for copyright law in Ireland.

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Apr 3rd 2012, 7:13 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Feb 29th 2012, 4:47 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

Your nightly news round-up of the day’s biggest stories…

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Feb 22nd 2012, 8:10 PM

# Acta

European Court of Justice asked to rule on legality of ACTA treaty

The EU’s trade commissioner Karel De Gucht wants to see whether the anti-counterfeiting rules are in breach of EU freedoms.

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Feb 22nd 2012, 3:00 PM

# Filesharing

ECJ says web hosts can't be forced to install anti-copyright filters

In another major piracy-related ruling, the ECJ says a web host can’t be ordered to scan all uploaded files for an infringement.

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Feb 16th 2012, 3:11 PM

# Acta

Bulgarian minister pushes for delay on ACTA ratification

Bulgaria may join the growing list of EU countries delaying their ratification of the controversial ACTA legislation…

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Feb 14th 2012, 9:33 PM

# Acta

In pictures: Anti-ACTA protests held across Europe

Demonstrators expressing concern over EU copyright legislation and online censorship gathered in cities from London to Tallinn today.

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Feb 11th 2012, 5:37 PM

# Net Freedom

In pictures: Anti-ACTA protesters march in Dublin

Demonstrators has been protesting against ‘SOPA Ireland’ and the EU-wide ACTA legislation.

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Feb 4th 2012, 5:32 PM

# Anonymous

Government website passwords obtained by Anonymous hacker

A ‘hacktivist’ from the Anonymous movement accesses and publishes website passwords of staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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Feb 1st 2012, 10:21 PM

# Keyboard warrior

Fine Gael TD defends 'keyboard warrior' comments

Jerry Buttimer’s reference to ‘keyboard warriors’ during the Dáil debate on the controversial statutory instrument reinforcing online copyright laws was criticised in some quarters.

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Feb 1st 2012, 11:49 AM

# Explainer

Explainer: How can ministers sign laws without Dáil approval?

How come some laws – like the ‘Irish SOPA’ – can be signed into law without being passed through the Oireachtas? We explain.

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Jan 29th 2012, 8:15 AM

# In Numbers

Prime numbers: the week in stats

Earthquakes! Earnings! Petitions! Racehorses! Healthy cities?! Our weekly numerical guide to the events of the last seven days.

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Jan 28th 2012, 7:15 PM

# Copyright

Dáil to discuss proposed 'Irish SOPA' legislation next Tuesday

TDs will give statements on the proposed legislation being prepared by Seán Sherlock for 50 minutes next Tuesday evening.

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Jan 27th 2012, 5:14 PM

# Copyright

Sherlock agrees to full Dáil debate before signing online copyright law

Seán Sherlock has committed not to signing his proposed new law on online copyright without first holding a Dáil debate on it.

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Jan 27th 2012, 12:16 AM

# Acta

Poland signs ACTA copyright treaty amid protests

Protesters rallied in the cities of Poznan and Lublin to express their anger over the treaty, while both conservative and liberal lawmakers voiced dissatisfaction.

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Jan 26th 2012, 8:28 PM

# In full

VIDEO: Today's Dáil discussion on the controversial 'Irish SOPA'

Miss today’s debate? Never fear – we’ve got the full video of the discussion between Seán Sherlock and Catherine Murphy here.

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Jan 26th 2012, 5:03 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Jan 26th 2012, 4:50 PM

# sopa ireland

Sherlock still committed to signing 'imminent' copyright law

Sean Sherlock says he remains committed to implementing new laws, but is “personally” willing to consider primary legislation.

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Jan 26th 2012, 4:08 PM

# sopa ireland

In full: Seán Sherlock's draft proposals for online copyright law

The full text of the draft Statutory Instrument, being prepared by Sean Sherlock, on online copyright law.

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Jan 26th 2012, 12:38 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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Jan 26th 2012, 8:20 AM

# Internet

EMI Vice President comes out against SOPA and ACTA

The VP of EMI’s Urban Promotions says that the best way to tackle piracy is not to introduce bills like ACTA or SOPA – but to simply provide better service.

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Jan 25th 2012, 9:17 PM

# Piracy

In full: Seán Sherlock's full briefing note on copyright protection

This is the text of a full briefing note distributed by Seán Sherlock to members of the Oireachtas this evening.

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Jan 25th 2012, 6:31 PM

# Piracy

Sherlock open to Dáil debate on plans for online piracy law

Junior minister Seán Sherlock says he will participate in a full debate on the plans for a controversial Statutory Instrument.

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Jan 25th 2012, 2:34 PM

# sopa ireland

Government has 'no intention' of restricting internet freedom - Sherlock

Minister of State Sean Sherlock has said this evening that the Government does not intend to introduce “SOPA-type legislation” in Ireland.

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Jan 24th 2012, 9:35 PM

Voices

Everything you need to know about Ireland's SOPA

Solicitor and chairman of Digital Rights Ireland TJ McIntyre explains exactly what we know about proposed legislation to block website accused of infringing copyright – and what we don’t know.

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Jan 24th 2012, 6:00 PM

# Well read

The Sunday Papers: some of the week's best sportswriting

Get the feed up and the kettle on. Here’s some of our favourite pieces from the past seven days.

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Jan 22nd 2012, 8:18 AM

Voices

Column: Will Ireland block the internet to save CDs?

Paul Quigley, co-founder of a site which tracks the sharing of news stories through social media, warns that changes in Irish legislation could shut down any site that ‘interacts’ with the internet.

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Jan 19th 2012, 7:30 AM