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Riyadh-Abdul Aziz
    Riyadh  Abdul Aziz

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    Riyadh Abdul Aziz is a blogger interested in the relationship between the web and society who works as a legal researcher for the government of Oman. He is interested in technology, intellectual property, and law. You can e-mail Riyadh at riyadh.aziz@apexmedia.co.om

Absurdity of Copyright Law
    May 19, 2013

The copyright law in Oman is not realistic because it does not reflect the reality of how we use digital content today. It is possible for Oman to remedy the situation to some extent by introducing an exception to copyright protection to allow individuals to copy protected works for private purposes.

Copyrighting Internet Memes
    May 5, 2013

The original creators of the characters of the meme videos of Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat are suing Warner Bros for creating similar characters in a video game.

A catch 22 situation
    April 21, 2013

The Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) is finally considering allowing Omani individuals to register Omani domain names for their personal use.

Saudi considers Twitter regulation
    April 7, 2013

Numerous publications reported last week that Saudi may be considering a new legal regulation that will require the users of Twitter in Saudi to have their Twitter accounts linked to their national Ids.

Internet Censorship in Jordan
    March 24, 2013

Jordan used to be one of the more progressive countries in the region when it comes to the regulation of the Internet. This position has recently been changing as Jordan now plans on issuing a new law that will allow the Internet to be censored in Jordan.

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