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: Michael Geist

Canadian Gov't Convinces German ISP To Shut Down Environmental Parody Sites

By Michael Geist

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The Canadian government has convinced a German ISP to shut down two environmental parody sites that were developed by the "Yes Men" and garnered considerable attention during the Copenhagen climate conference.  The ISP complied with the request without seeking a court order first and in the process blocked an additional 4,500 sites hosted on the same IP block.

Full post as published by Michael Geist on December 30, 2009 (boomark / email).

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