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France is stealing our moko
They stole our chance at winning the 2007 Rugby World Cup. This year, they're at it again, wearing fake moko for a photoshoot.

Outgunned Google accuses rivals of ganging up in patent war
Google is the only one not in a consortium buying a portfolio of thousands of technology patents from bankrupt firm Nortel Networks.

Praise for NZ from information freedom pioneer
Lawrence Lessig, one of the leading lights of the Creative Commons movement, has praised New Zealand's law making systems in an address to today's NetHui meeting.

Govt won't revisit copyright law
The Government will not revisit a controversial law that allows internet providers to disconnect users for alleged copyright infringements, despite a UN report that said internet access was a human right.

UN criticises NZ's three-strike piracy law
The United Nations has declared internet access a human right and criticised "three strikes" laws like that in New Zealand.

Brian Fallow: US trade demands a real sore point
Govt should beware of US intellectual property demands...

Protect your information, Christchurch business told
A Christchurch private investigator is warning businesses who have been disrupted by the earthquake to make sure they keep a close watch on their company information.