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House of Lords produces report against the AVMS directive
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A report of the Lords European Union Committee offered new reasons to oppose the Commission’s draft Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMS), successor of the Television Without Frontiers Directive, that will extend television regulation to some Internet video services. The Directive was approved in its first reading by […]
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EDRI-gram – Number 5.2, 31 January 2007
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iTunes under continuous attack in Europe
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) More consumer protection organizations from across Europe have initiated complaints against Apple in order to obtain a more friendly end user license agreement (EULA) for iTunes. The consumer protectionists are concerned about the interoperability of purchased music, contractual terms and liability rules. They consider that iTunes should […]
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EDRI-gram – Number 5.1, 17 January 2007
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Is DRM fading out?
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) 2007 has started with news showing the fading away of the DRM systems that have created many problems with consumers and interoperability without having clear results in the actions against illegal copies. Thus, one of the biggest record companies, EMI, has announced at the beginning of the […]
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Sony loses DRM case in France
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Sony UK and Sony France have lost a case against The French consumer protection association UFC Que Choisir because they did not inform the consumers about the lack of interoperability of their products and services to other devices. The decision taken by the Nanterre Tribunal has found […]
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Support EDRI-gram
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) European Digital Rights needs your help in upholding digital rights in the EU. Thanks to your last years donations EDRi has been able to issue 24 editions of EDRi-gram in 2006. To continue with EDRi-gram we again ask for your support. If you wish to help us […]
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EDRI-gram – Number 4.24, 20 December 2006
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Support EDRI-gram
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) European Digital Rights needs your help in upholding digital rights in the EU. Thanks to your last years donations EDRi has been able to issue 24 editions of EDRi-gram in 2006. To continue with EDRi-gram in 2007 we again ask for your support. If you wish to […]
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EDRI-gram – Number 4.23, 6 December 2006
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France Parliament shifts to open source software
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Starting with July 2007, the computers used by the French deputies will be equipped with Linux operation system, Open Office software and Firefox browser. The project, initiated at the request of the General Assembly President, was based on a study made by Atos Origin, a technology services […]
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Support EDRI-gram
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) European Digital Rights needs your help in upholding digital rights in the EU. Thanks to your last years donations EDRi has been able to issue 24 editions of EDRi-gram in 2006. To continue with EDRi-gram in 2007 we again ask for your support. If you wish to […]
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