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Becky Hogge

Formerly openDemocracy's technology editor, Becky Hogge was executive director of the Open Rights Group. She is now a writer currently working with the campaign to open up British politics. Her writing on music, technology and intellectual property law has been published in several British and international publications, including the UK Guardian, Index on Censorship and Dazed and Confused. She blogs at www.machine-envy.com/blog.

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The knowledge revolution

The global transformation of the market in intellectual property is provoking elite resistance, but also creative initiatives to develop the potential of the new knowledge economy. Becky Hogge maps the state of debate.

The internet's fading promise

Governments around the world are becoming more sophisticated in restricting their netizens' freedom, finds Becky Hogge.

Digging in

The corporate pressure on the successful user-generator news aggregator Digg highlights the flaws in the legal architecture governing next-generation media outlets, says Becky Hogge.

Campaigning in cyberspace

If politicians really want to reach voters via the internet, argues Becky Hogge, they need to exploit the best features of the new communications environment.

We are the web

Like language, the internet exists as a function of its users, who define and generate its structure. As the complex digital world evolves, however, some shared values are needed writes Becky Hogge.