Lately last month a group of Representatives, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, has written to Attorney General Eric Holder and Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, rising questions about their abusive domain seizures.
The letter claimed that the concern of the Congress members had centered on DHS methods, as well as the process given, when seizing the domains of online services whose actions and material are presumed to be legitimate and protected speech. The authors also mentioned the case of an ex hip-hop portal Dajaz1 that had been seized for over a year despite proven evidence that the website had hosted legitimate content, and that a lot of the allegedly infringing links to copyrighted tracks, especially those that were the basis of the seizure order, were provided to the portal admins by musicians and labels themselves.
Moreover, the authorities have continuously refused to collaborate with the lawyers who represented the hip-hop portal. In fact, the government was only interested in taking the website offline in secrecy. Once the court’s records were made public, it turned out that the government was waiting on the industry’s evaluation on sampling of allegedly infringing material and respond to other questions.
In the meantime, the right of the website to speak for itself vanished, as well as the public opinion on what is going on. In a year, Dajaz1 was reinstated without any apology or explanations from the authorities. Of course, its possible profits and members were long gone.
Nevertheless, this wasn’t the first case of abuse – last February two well-known sports streaming portals (Rojadirecta.com and Rojadirecta.org) had been seized without due process. Despite the Spanish court ruling that the portals were lawful, the government simply ignored it and kept the domains offline. Last week the authorities again returned the domains to their owners without any explanation. But the outfits like the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and the Representatives who sent a letter to find out about the policy of Department of Homeland Security, did demand an explanation.
Let’s see what answer they will be given by the authorities, but most likely it’ll be as blunt as it gets.
By:
Muhammad Musa Bezhan
September 11th,2012
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Some Information abou IELTS
About
IELTS
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) tests the complete range of English language skills, which students will commonly encounter when studying or training in English.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) tests the complete range of English language skills, which students will commonly encounter when studying or training in English.
Many professional organizations including the New
Zealand Immigration Service, the Australian Department of Immigration,
Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, the Australian Medical Council, the
UK General Medical Council and the UK Ministry of Defense accept IELTS as
also most Australian, British, Canadian and New Zealand academic
institutions. American academic institutions are increasingly accepting
IELTS for admissions purposes.
Who conducts
the test?
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) superseded the English Language Testing System (ELTS) in 1990. IELTS is jointly managed by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), British Council and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. The IELTS test is conducted by the following educational bodies in partnership:
1. University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) is an internationally recognised body in the provision of academic and vocational examinations. In the field of English language alone, Cambridge ESOL examines more than one million candidates each year.
2. British Council has wide experience and knowledge of test administration. With a network of examinations offices in over 100 countries, British Council administers over 500,000 examinations overseas on behalf of British examining boards.
3. IDP Educational Body, Australia (it's subsidiary is IELTS Australia Pvt.
Ltd.). IDP Education Australia is Australia's international education organisation. It undertakes a broad range of activities from student advisory services and educational publications to project consultancy and English language teaching and testing.
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) superseded the English Language Testing System (ELTS) in 1990. IELTS is jointly managed by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), British Council and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. The IELTS test is conducted by the following educational bodies in partnership:
1. University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) is an internationally recognised body in the provision of academic and vocational examinations. In the field of English language alone, Cambridge ESOL examines more than one million candidates each year.
2. British Council has wide experience and knowledge of test administration. With a network of examinations offices in over 100 countries, British Council administers over 500,000 examinations overseas on behalf of British examining boards.
3. IDP Educational Body, Australia (it's subsidiary is IELTS Australia Pvt.
Ltd.). IDP Education Australia is Australia's international education organisation. It undertakes a broad range of activities from student advisory services and educational publications to project consultancy and English language teaching and testing.
Who can take the test?
>> Students applying to study in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US.
>> Medical professionals planning to work or follow further study in the UK, Australia or the US.
>> People planning to emigrate to Canada, Australia or New Zealand.
If I am under 16 years old, can I take the test?
You can take the test but IELTS is not recommended for candidates under the age of 16.
What is minimum qualification for IELTS exam ?
There is no minimum qualification for IELTS. Anyone literate in english can appear for it. (Reply from Ms Nivea Sharma, Achievers Point, Defence Colony, 09873904123
Is IELTS accepted in the US?
Yes! Around 700 American universities and institutions recognise IELTS, including seven of the eight 'Ivy League' universities, CGFNS and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
List of US universities accepting IELTS
Differences and Similarities Between IELTS and TOEFL iBT
>> Students applying to study in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US.
>> Medical professionals planning to work or follow further study in the UK, Australia or the US.
>> People planning to emigrate to Canada, Australia or New Zealand.
If I am under 16 years old, can I take the test?
You can take the test but IELTS is not recommended for candidates under the age of 16.
What is minimum qualification for IELTS exam ?
There is no minimum qualification for IELTS. Anyone literate in english can appear for it. (Reply from Ms Nivea Sharma, Achievers Point, Defence Colony, 09873904123
Is IELTS accepted in the US?
Yes! Around 700 American universities and institutions recognise IELTS, including seven of the eight 'Ivy League' universities, CGFNS and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
List of US universities accepting IELTS
Differences and Similarities Between IELTS and TOEFL iBT
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