UK Government Blocks Public Access to TTIP Documents Drew Wilson | January 29, 2016 While the public has access to trade agreement texts such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TTP) and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), one trade deal has been particularly elusive: the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). While the full text is still being withheld from the public, the agreement was the center of …
Quebec Solidaire Asks European Lawmakers for Alliance Against CETA Drew Wilson | February 3, 2013 By Drew Wilson Battle lines are already beginning to form as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Late last month, the word was that CETA was weeks away from completion. Now, reports are surfacing that social democratic group Quebec Solidaire has sent a letter to European lawmakers urging them to join the resistance against …
Stop Online Piracy Act – The Bill The Internet Stopped Drew Wilson | January 8, 2013 By Drew Wilson If one were to ask Internet advocates some of the most significant achievements of the Internet in recent memory, there is a good chance that the day the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) was stopped would be brought up amongst those achievements. We take a look …
MPAA Lobbying for SOPA 2.0 by 2013? Drew Wilson | May 23, 2012 A report has surfaced saying that the MPAA is lobbying to have the sequel of SOPA in place by 2013. This comes as a result of comments made by Chris Dodd.
Opinion – What SOPA Means for a Non-US Citizen Drew Wilson | December 14, 2011 SOPA heads for a vote tomorrow. There’s no question what kind of damage it could do to internet companies, users of the internet, jobs and the economy within the United States. Drew Wilson offers a perspective on what SOPA means as a citizen of a country outside the United States.