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EDRi-gram – BONUS Number 8.25, 22 December 2010
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Intro
This issue of EDRi-gram is also available in: German http://www.unwatched.org/node/2461 French http://www.iris.sgdg.org/info-debat/bonus-edrigram.html Danish http://itpol.dk/edri/bonus2010 Macedonian http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/en/news/edri-gram/1837-bonus-izdanie-na-edri-gram Albanian http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/sq/lajme/edri/1837-bonus-izdanie-na-edri-gram This special BONUS EDRi-gram has been prepared by EDRi members and observers as a present for all EDRi-gram subscribers and EDRi’s website visitors. It contains information regarding the association European Digital Rights (EDRi), its Brussels Office and […]
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EDRi – The European organisation for digital rights
You’ve been a subscriber of EDRi-gram for some time, but we have recently realised that we’ve never given you an overview about who we are and what we do. Of course, you may check the details on the website, but an overall picture never hurts. European Digital Rights, EDRi, is a European not for profit, […]
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A snapshot of the EDRi's Brussels Office
The EDRi Brussels office is the main link between the association and the political institutions of the European Union – the European Parliament, European Commission and the Council of the European Union. As an office representing 29 organisations from 18 countries, EDRi Brussels must follow the development of legislative and non-legislative initiatives in the institutions […]
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Eight years of EDRi-gram
The first newsletter of EDRi-gram was published on 29 January 2003. Then we were talking about the EC copyright directive, data retention, software patents or governmental censorship on websites in Germany. The Whistleblowers were the Time’s Person of the Year announced in December 2002. The number of Internet users was approx 600 million in January […]
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Recommended Action: Support EDRi!
Do you believe in Internet freedom? In digital civil rights? In human rights in the Internet environment? Then we need your support! Not only because we believe in the same ideas, but because we actively look to promote and respect them. See how we did it in the past 2 years in our report. http://www.edri.org/files/EDRi-yearly-reports-2009-2010.pdf […]
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Stop(ped) web blocking
Earlier versions of this article are also available in: Deutsch: [Stoppt Internetsperren! | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2509] Français: [Non au filtrage du Net! | http://vasistas.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/appel-contre-le-filtrage-du-net-en-europe/] Nederlands: [Help mee en stop het Europese internetfilter! | https://www.bof.nl/2011/02/10/laatste-loodjes-help-mee-en-stop-het-europese-internetfilter/] ————- On Monday evening, 14 February 2011, the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament held its first crucial vote on whether mandatory […]
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ECJ to discuss the case of eBay & trademark infringement
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EuGH behandelt Rechtssache eBay & Markenschutz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2440] In the case introduced by L’Oreal against auction site eBay and referred by the High Court of Justice (England and Wales) to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the Advocate General, Niilo Jaaskinen, published on 9 December 2010 its opinion […]
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Council text on web blocking – breaking the law to fight crime
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ratstext zu Netzsperren – Rechtsbruch für den Kampf gegen das Verbrechen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2441] The Council of Justice Ministers adopted a text on web blocking at its recent meeting in Brussels on 2-3 December 2010. The Belgian Presidency, for domestic reasons, felt obliged to adopt a text during its […]
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French law Loppsi 2 under debate again
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue Debatte über französisches Loppsi 2 Gesetz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2442] The so-called Loppsi 2 draft law (loi d’orientation et de programmation pour la performance de la sécurité intérieure – law on guidelines and programming for the performance of internal security) is being discussed these days in the French General […]
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Privacy Platform Meeting
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Privacy Platform Meeting | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2443] On 1 December 2010, the Privacy Platform held a meeting on the Commission’s recent Communication on updating the Data Protection Directive. Hosted by Sophie in’t Veld MEP, the panel consisted of: Martin Selmayr, Head of Commissioner Reding’s cabinet (who spoke in her absence […]
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Sweden's high court sends IP-data protection conflict to the ECJ
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Oberster Schwedischer Gerichtshof verweist Streit um Schutz von IP-Adressen an den EuGH | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2444] The Swedish ISP TeliaSonera has recently received a decision at the Swedish Supreme Court that questions a 2009 court decision forcing it to hand over the identity of SweTorrents BitTorrent site operator. In 2009, […]
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