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Day: 13 August 2013
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WordPress remove interview from “straight pride UK” over copyright
Anti-Gay Group Straight-Pride Have Interview Removed On WordPress.
• Straight Pride UK have around 806 followers on Twitter and 50 likes on Facebook
• The group’s Twitter URL has changed from StraightPrideUK to PrideOfStraight
• Its website states: ‘there is nothing right with being homosexual, there is nothing right with being bisexual’
• The group used an American copyright law to have interview removed.
The Anti-Gay protest group Straight Pride UK have had an interview removed from the blogging giant WordPress after it used American copyright laws to have it removed.
The Guardian is reporting that student Oliver Hotham published an interview after the group stated they ‘admire President Vladimir Putin of Russia for his stance and support of his country’s traditional values”.
Hotham insists that Straight Pride UK volunteered the information provided through an email exchange.
A press officer for the group, Nick Steiner, in a document headed a ‘press release ‘said: “Straight Pride support what Russia and Africa is doing, these country have morals and are listening to their majorities.”
Writing on his blog, OliverHotham.wordpress.com Hotham described when Straight Pride UK threaten legal action:
‘It has been brought to my attention that you have published the email that I sent you to, you did not state this in your email request, nor you did have consent to do this.
I therefore request that you take down the article that you have placed on your blog.
You have 7 days in which to do this, failing this I shall submit a DMCA to WordPress to have it remove’ threatened the emails from Straight Pride UK.
The Digital Millenium Copyright Act is a United States copyright law.
It criminalises production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures (commonly known as digital rights management or DRM) that control access to copyrighted works. It also criminalises the act of circumventing an access control, whether or not there is actual infringement of copyright itself. – Source Wikipedia
Mr Hotham said that there was no indication that the press release was copyrighted material.Within a few days, according to Mr Hotham WordPress removed the post without notice and without questions – telling Mr Hotham if he tried to publish the article again he would be suspended.
Since the article has been removed Mr Hotham has had numerous contacts from the group’s press officer Mr Steiner, who insists that all mentions of Straight Pride UK be removed, threatening to involved WordPress again.
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Police Appeal For Witnesses After Anti-Gay Attack On Piccadilly Line
British Transport Police (BTP) are looking for witnesses after a man assaults two passengers and makes homophobic remarks.
* Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man and woman were assaulted on the Tube.
* The incident happened around 3pm on Monday, 8 July onboard an eastbound Piccadilly line train travelling between Hounslow East and Northfields London Underground (LU) stations.
* News comes same day as BTP release data showing that homophobic attacks on the UK’s transport system have risen from 2011/12 to 2012/13
PC Paul Franklin, the investigating officer, said: “Three men and a woman were standing on the platform at Hounslow East LU station when a man made homophobic remarks towards them.
“The argument continued on the train and the woman was assaulted by the man.
“A member of the public then intervened and he too was assaulted by the man. The altercation spilled out on to the platform at Northfields LU station and the victim left the station before police arrived.”
PC Franklin added: “Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and, at this stage, I am appealing for anyone who was at the station to come forward with information about what they saw.”
A 27-year-old man from Hounslow has been arrested in connection with the incident and bailed pending further enquiries.
9 Fold Increase in Homophobic Attacks
BTP also revealed statistics that show recorded offences of homophobic crimes reported on the London Underground have risen 9 fold in the period 1st Oct 2011 – 31st January 2012 to 1st Oct 2012 – 31st January 2013.
Anyone with information should contact British Transport Police on Freefone 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016, quoting reference B3/LUA of 12/08/13 or call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.