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March 1, 2011 · Blogs

ORIËNTATIESTEMMING OVER HET ANGELILLI RAPORT

PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_nl.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf ORIËNTATIESTEMMING OVER HET ANGELILLI RAPORT Samenvatting van het EP compromis over het blokkeren van sites Op 14 februari heeft de Commissie Burgerlijke Vrijheden (LIBE) van het Europees Parlement een compromistekst aanvaard in reactie op een voorstel van de Europese Commissie wat betreft het blokkeren van het Internet (Artikel 21 […]

February 23, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.4, 23 February 2011

February 23, 2011

Hungary amends its controversial Media Law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ungarn überarbeitet umstrittenes Mediengesetz | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_Ungarisches_Mediengesetz] As a result of the concern expressed by the European Commission and following the meetings with the Commission’s experts on 7 and 15 February 2011, the Hungarian authorities have decided to amend their new controversial media legislation. The main issues of concern […]

February 23, 2011

EESC condemns body scanners as a breach of fundamental rights

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EWSA missbilligt Körperscanner als Verstoß gegen die Grundrechte | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_EWSA_verurteilt_Nacktscanner] On 16 February 2011, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) issued its opinion on the use of body scanners in EU airports. The EESC has opposed the eventual adoption of any measures that would introduce body scanners […]

February 23, 2011

The French supreme court recognizes hosting status of Web 2.0 services

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französisches Höchstgericht bestätigt Hosting-Status von Web 2.0 Diensten | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_Franz%C3%B6sisches_Gericht_erkennt_Status_von_Webdiensten_an] On 17 February 2011 the French Court of Cassation recognized the hosting status of Dailymotion and Fuzz.fr. The court also confirmed, in relation to the Amen website case, that the judges had to verify that the content withdrawal […]

February 23, 2011

The US pressures the EU to pass ACTA before the end of 2011

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [USA machen Druck: EU soll ACTA noch vor Jahresende beschließen | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_USA_setzt_EU_wegen_ACTA_unter_Druck] The US government has expressed its eagerness to see ACTA passed by the European Parliament this year. The controversial treaty allows governments to “order an online service provider to disclose (…) information sufficient to identify a […]

February 23, 2011 · Blogs

German law on Internet blocking challenged in Constitutional Court

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen Internet-Sperr-Gesetz in Deutschland | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_Verfassungsbeschwerde_gegen_Internet-Sperr-Gesetz] On 22 February 2011 the German Working Group against Internet Blocking and Censorship (AK Zensur) submitted their complaint against the German law on Internet blocking to Germany’s Constitutional Court. The law is directed against online child abuse material and had come […]

February 23, 2011

Polish civil society stirs up debate on Internet freedom

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Polnische Zivilgesellschaft treibt Diskussion über die Freiheit des Internets voran | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_Debatte_zu_Internetfreiheit_in_Polen] The Polish chapter in the European debate on whether Internet blocking can be conceived as a measure in fighting the dissemination of child abuse images has finally been opened. This is due to the quite successful […]

February 23, 2011 · Blogs

France: Loppsi 2 adopted – Internet filtering without court order

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frankreich: Loppsi 2 angenommen – Internet-Filter ohne richterliche Anordnung | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_Frankreich_Loppsi_2_angenommen] The French so-called Loppsi 2 draft law was adopted on 8 February 2011 by the National Assembly as well as by the Senate without modifications, thus allowing for the blocking of Internet access of a site deemed […]

February 23, 2011

Is the EU going to have a new common patent law?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Einigt sich die Europäische Union auf ein gemeinsames Patent? | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_Einigt_sich_EU_auf_gemeinsames_Patent] Based on a recommendation of the Committee on Legal Affairs, the European Parliament approved on 15 February 2011 the use of the enhanced co-operation procedure to create a unitary patent system in the EU, following the request […]

February 23, 2011 · Blogs

European Privacy & Human Rights 2010

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäischer Datenschutz & Menschenrechte 2010 | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_European_Privacy_Human%20_Rights_2010] On Data Protection Day, 28 January 2011, Privacy International, the Center for Media and Communication Studies of the Central European University and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, released the European Privacy & Human Rights 2010 (EPHR) report. The survey reviews the […]

February 23, 2011 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Internet blocking – EP opts for leadership over populism

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Internetsperren – EP für Leadership statt Populismus | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_ENDitorial_Internetsperren] On 14 February 2011, the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament (EP) voted on the European Commission’s proposal on web blocking. The European Commission had proposed mandatory EU-wide blocking and limited safeguards. The approach is populist, simplistic […]