Hemma hos pojkvännen har vi diskuterat Tunisien en del över de senaste dagarna. Eftersom vi båda engagerat oss i piratpolitik och speciellt situationen i Tunisien flödar informationen från alla möjliga vinklar. Jag har, i en kraftsträngning, följt Tunisiens relation till EU sedan 1995.

Major protests broke out in Tunisia following the self-immolation of a student in late December. The demonstrators are protesting unemployment and government violence, and as opposed to a previous norm of protests from spontaneous worker unions the recent uprisal seem to engaged a much larger part of the population to participate.

The European Commission has opened a consultation on the Data Protection Directive from 1995 which has a submission deadline of January 15, not January 12 as I wrongly reported yesterday.

Noted earlier that the philanthropic organisation Telluriad Foundation from Colorado, USA (or actually Brazilian collecting society ECAD), has made trademark infringement claims against the Brazilian Olympic Games hosts for having designed a logo that is, apparently, in its symbolisation of friendly handshakes and camaraderie too similar to the distinctive traits of the foundation's own logo.

Not a lot of people think about it, but the evaluation of the present data protection directive consultation from the European Commission is by far one of the most important missions we've had in the past two years.

-- Experienced telecoms activist

Not all clouds are grey, and when the snow lies thick and white in the Swedish midwinter landscape the world looks surprisingly bright. This is my collection of 2010 copyleft highlights.

After a couple of years of financial and food crises, in 2010 the world is moving on to... Plant variation rights, geographical indications and denominations of origins!

As the year is coming to an end, it is not without a certain nostalgia that we remember the months and the news passed.

Fret not, friends!

I've compiled a list of the best trademark events of 2010! To maximize excitement and tension they are listed in the order worst-to-best. Enjoy:

Runner-up 6: FIFA cracks down on pirate footballs:

Contrary to reasonable beliefs, the following will not be about trains stopping in the Netherlands or Sweden.

In Christmas times it's often nicer to take the car to the shop, rather than walking.

So I'm going to write about cars.

The digitalisation of cars, and their equipping with more and more electronic tools, could hardly have escaped the engineering savvy citizen, or even the average driver.