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Tim Berners-Lee: We Need An Online Magna Carta
Daddy of the internet Tim Berners-Lee has spoken out in an attempt to enshrine the independence of the world wide web, telling The Guardian that he believes we need an online Magna Carta to protect the rights of its users worldwide.
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Web Inventor Given Hero’s Welcome At Olympics
Yesterday’s Olympic opening ceremony was a hallucinatory ode to western history, questionable British music, a giant baby, David Beckham’s body, and — amid the athletic sprawl — one of the greatest geeks of all time.
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US Courts Stop Landmark Patent Troll Attempt
Tim “I helped invent the Internet” Berners-Lee testified before a federal jury earlier this week, tearing into the validity of a key patent Eolas Technologies’ was exploiting to sue multiple web companies for $US600 million. He must have been persuasive because the court took mere hours to reach its decision.