http://youtu.be – Media that spy on and data-mine the public are capable of destroying humanity's most precious freedom: freedom of thought. Ensuring that media remain structured to support rather than suppress individual freedom and civic virtue requires us to achieve specific free technology and free culture goals. (IT news)

http://falkvinge.net – European Court of Justice gave a preliminary opinion that will have far-reaching implications in the fight against overaggressive copyright monopoly abusers. It is not a final verdict, but the advocate general’s position; the Court generally follows this. The Advocate Generals says that no ISP can be required to filter the Internet, and particularly not to enforce the copyright monopoly. (IT news)

http://www.linuxinsider.com – Part of what makes the free and open source software community so awe-inspiring is that countering all the negative forces on software freedom each and every day are countless positive forces, contributing, enabling and chipping away at the FUD. (Software)

http://www.politics.co.uk – Dr Richard Stallman, the global crusader for the freedoms of computer users, will be embarking on a lecture tour during February and March. (General)