It is the first time an Australian minor got raided and prosecuted for linking to a site that may have offered illegal downloads.The Australian Federal Police raided the premises with 8 people for over 3 hours. The person allegedly linked to the MP3 WMA Land site. The minor, if found guilty may face penalites, imprisonment and/or a fine. As Alex Malik puts it: " Even if the website conducted illegal operations, should this minor be tried for aiding and abetting in these operations?" The full write-up is a must to read if you live in Australia or are concerned about liberties. The mainstream media does not seem to find it worthy of attention.

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FoI Declaration by Vienna scientific community

The 'Vienna Declaration: 10 Theses on Freedom of Information' aims to improve access to information in today's knowledge society. The site is available in English and German.

Participating in the digital knowledge emergence

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosts an 'Online Forum on Intellectual Property in the Information Society' from June 1 to 15, 2005. Everyone can participate in discussing the 10 themes. WIPO is an arm of the United Nation.

With the new search function of Yahoo you can find materials on the web that has a Creative Commons license or has full copyright. This benefits collaborative communities who would like to modify, share and further develop resources. If bloggers for example, wanted to use images, texts and audio etc, they would have to ask the author for permission with copyright materials. But with CC you can find resources that you can use, 'but some rights are reserved' by the authors.