Easter weekend happenings:
- The Dutch government has released (almost) its entire internet presence under a Creative Commons Zero licence, putting it in the public domain. As Dutch internet law expert Arnoud Engelfriet explains (in Dutch, natch), they didn’t need to do this as by law any government work is in the public domain, but this makes it explicit.
- A few days ago Nick Cohen was busy upbraidign an obscure student for publishing a thesis critical of the work of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan. This after he helped smear Amnesty International not a mere two months ago. Now he’s after Joanna Lumley for erm helping the Ghurka veterans getting their pensions. There’s no pleasing the guy.
- Christian wannabe-terrorists are weird.
- Jamie points out that being shocked at Catholic Church officials comparing the uproar about pedo priests to anti-semitism is just what they want. The discussion now revolves around what the Church says instead of what it does…
- Lenny on the role the courts play in the class war.