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EDRi is the biggest European network defending rights and freedoms online. We work to to challenge private and state actors who abuse their power to control or manipulate the public. We do so by advocating for robust and enforced laws, informing and mobilising people, promoting a healthy and accountable technology market, and building a movement of organisations and individuals committed to digital rights and freedoms in a connected world.
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New rules on term of protection of music recordings
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue Schutzfristen für Tonaufnahmen | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.18_Neue_Schutzfristen_fuer_Tonaufnahmen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111004] On 12 September 2011, the Council adopted, by a qualified majority, a Directive that extends the term of protection of the rights of performers and phonogram producers on music recordings from 50 to 70 years. According to the Council press release, the […]
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Free operating systems might be blocked by Windows 8
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das neue Windows 8 könnte freie Betriebssysteme blockieren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.18_Das_neue_Windows8_koennte_freie_Betriebssysteme_blockieren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111004] The hardware certified for the new 64 bit operating system from Microsoft (Windows 8) will have to use the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) with security measures that would not allow installing of other operating systems, such as […]
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New states adopt Internet blocking measures for unwanted online gambling
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Weitere Länder ergreifen Sperrmaßnahmen gegen unerwünschtes Glücksspiel | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.18_Weitere_Laender_ergreifen_Sperrmassnahmen_gegen_unerwuenschtes_Gluecksspiel?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111004] As the EU regulation of online gambling is still being discussed, more EU countries try to implement Internet blocking as a valid solution to stop access of its own citizens to locally unauthorized gambling websites. A hearing on online […]
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Constitutional Court: limited responsibility for bloggers in France
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französisches Verfassungsgericht schränkt Haftung von Bloggern ein | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.18_Franzoesisches_Verfassungsgericht_schraenkt_Haftung_von_Bloggern_ein?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111004] The French Constitutional Court decided on 16 September 2011 that the website administrators (such as editors of blogs or online forums) should not automatically be held criminally responsible for online comments posted on their sites. The action was brought […]
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Freedom not Fear: High time for European (digital) civil rights
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Freiheit statt Angst: Hochsaison für (digitale) Bürgerrechte in Europa | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.18_Freiheit_statt_Angst_Hochsaison_fuer_digitale_Buergerrechte_in_Europa?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111004] European policy making has long been blind to the digital environment, ignoring the potentials of the Internet and the positive impact of the free flow of information in society. Over the last 10 years, an increasing number […]
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UK government wants search engines to fight copyright infringement
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britische Regierung fordert von Suchmaschinen Unterstützung im Kampf gegen Urheberrechtsverletzungen | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.18_Britische_Regierung_fordert_von_Suchmaschinen_Unterstuetzung_im_Kampf_gegen_Urheberrechtsverletzungen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111004] During his speech at the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention on 14 September 2011, UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt called on search engines and ISPs to bar links to websites which, allegedly, distributed material unlawfully, on […]
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Italian draft law suggests a "one strike" law for copyright infringement
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italien plant One-Strike-Gesetz gegen Copyright-Verstöße | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.18_Italien_plant_One_Strike_Gesetz_gegen_Copyright_Verstoesse?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111004] A group of the Italian parliamentarians has recently introduced a draft law which could basically block the freedom of expression and access to information in Italy. The draft law, which includes two articles, stipulates that an Internet user may be banned […]
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ENDitorial: Finnish Big Brother Awards on Effi's 10th birthday
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Finnische Big Brother Awards zu EFFis 10. Geburtstag | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.18_ENDitorial_Finnische_Big_Brother-Awards_zu_EFFis_10_Geburtstag?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111004] EDRi member Electronic Frontier Finland (Effi) organized the seventh Big Brother Awards (BBA) in Finland on 11 September 2011 as part of the celebration events of Effi’s tenth birthday. Electronic Frontier Finland – Effi – was founded […]
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EU privacy watchdog still displeased with online behavioural advertising
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verhaltensorientierte Online-Werbung: EU-Datenschützer weiterhin unzufrieden | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_Verhaltensorientierte_Online_Werbung_EU-Datenschuetzer_unzufrieden?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] In a letter sent to IAB Europe and European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA), Article 29 Working Party (WP) made some observations regarding the self-regulatory framework for online behavioural advertising. The WP considers that the companies having signed the self-regulatory code may […]
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EP study on "Consumer Behaviour in a Digital Environment"
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP-Studie zum “Verbraucherverhalten im digitalen Umfeld” | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_EP_Studie_zum_Verbraucherverhalten_im_digitalen_Umfeld?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] The European Parliament (EP) has published a study on “Consumer Behaviour in a Digital environment” that it commissioned from London School of Economics (LSE). The study involved a limited stakeholder consultation, which included an extensive exchange of views with EDRi […]
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ECHR to analyse Azeri bloggers' complaint against unjust imprisonment
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EGMR prüft Beschwerde von Azeri Bloggern wegen unrechtmäßiger Inhaftierung | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_EGMR_prueft_Beschwerde_von_Azeri_Bloggern_wegen_unrechtmaessiger_Inhaftierung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] The Azeri bloggers that have been imprisoned for one year and a half under alleged hooliganism accusations, have filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights which will decide whether their detention was in breach […]
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EP committee supports the introduction of body scanners in EU airports
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP-Ausschuss für die Einführung von Nacktscannern in Europa | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_EP-Ausschuss_unterstuetzt_Einfuehrung_von_Nacktscannern_an_europaeischen_Flughaefen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] To the dismay of liberal groups, the European Parliament’s Transport Committee decided on 31 August 2011 to back up the European Commission in the introduction of body scanners in EU airports. Although imposing certain conditions such as excluding […]
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