James Mitchell

• DVD DRM row sparks user rebellion
  Attempts to gag the blogosphere from publishing details of a DVD crack have led to a user revolt. The row centred on a ‘cease and desist’ letter sent by the body that oversees the digital rights management technology on high-definition DVDs.
  (tags: digg bbc web2.0 blogging censorship)
• Religious leaders call for release of abducted journalist
  Religious leaders in Ireland have made an historic plea for the release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston.
  (tags: alan+johnston ireland bbc nuj)
• Comment is free: Civility in ‘ourspace’
  On The Guardian’s website, Tessa Jowell discusses plans to introduce a blogging code of conduct in a post with the comments turned off.
  (tags: blogging the+guardian comments government)
• Al Jazeera journalist sentenced
  An al Jazeera journalist has been sentenced to six months in prison in absentia by an Egyptian court after producing a film highlighting police torture.
  (tags: al+jazeera egypt court)

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