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January 29, 2010 · Blogs

AEDH-EDRI EUROPEAN CIVIL SOCIETY DATA PROTECTION AWARD 2010: THE WINNER IS PER.SONN.ES (in French) / FAKEFRIENDS.ME (in English)

AEDH (European Association for the Defense of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights) are pleased to announce that the winner of the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA) is PER.SONN.ES (in French) / FAKEFRIENDS.ME (in English). Launched in July 2009, Per.sonn.es (in French) / Fakefriends.me (in English), is an […]

January 27, 2010 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 8.2, 27 January 2010

January 27, 2010

EDRi response to EC's consultation on creative content online

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRis Antwort auf die Beratung der Europäischen Kommission über urheberrechtlich geschützte Onlineinhalte | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1673] EDRi submitted a response to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on “content online”. The consultation aimed to gather input on how to best support, at long last, the development of an effective, EU-wide, market […]

January 27, 2010

New round of negotiations on ACTA: EU position

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue ACTA-Verhandlungsrunde: Die Haltung der EU | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1674] A new round of negotiations on ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) is taking place from 26 to 29 January 2010 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As announced by some countries participating in the event the main topics of the new negotiations are: civil […]

January 27, 2010

The Public Domain Manifesto

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das Public-Domain-Manifest | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1675] A new public manifest called the Public Domain Manifesto was launched on 25 January 2010, as a document developed within COMMUNIA, the European Thematic Network on the Digital Public Domain, during the last two years. According to the network, The Public Domain ensures that […]

January 27, 2010

OSCE asks Turkey to change the laws allowing Internet blocking

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [OSZE fordert die Türkei auf Gesetze für Internetsperren zu ändern | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1676] OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Media Freedom representative Miklos Haraszti asked the Turkish Government on 18 January to change their Internet law in order to observe OSCE commitments and other international standards protecting […]

January 27, 2010

Bank data deal under heavy fire from EU Parliamentarians

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bankdatenabkommen unter schwerem Beschuss der EU-Abgeordneten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1677] The debate on the bank data (“SWIFT”) agreement in the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs yesterday and today showed a clear conflict between parliamentarians on the one side and the EU Council as well as […]

January 27, 2010

Commissioner Kroes on net neutrality

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kommissarin Kroes über Netzneutralität | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1678] On 14 January 2010, Neelie Kroes, the former Competition commissioner, had her interview in front of the Internal Market and Industries committees of the European Parliament (EP) as designated for the position of digital agenda commissioner. Answering to the various questions of […]

January 27, 2010

Italy wants a licence for uploading videos on the Internet

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italien wünscht eine Lizenz für das Hochladen von Videos ins Internet | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1679] The Italian Government intends to introduce a new decree that would require people who upload videos onto the Internet to get authorization from the Communications Ministry just like television broadcasters. Article 4 of the respective […]

January 27, 2010

LOPPSI 2 French law – to block or not to block websites

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französisches LOPPSI 2 Gesetz – Internet sperren oder nicht sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1680] The members of the Law Commission of the French National Assembly have issued their first amendments to LOPPSI 2 draft law that is to be discussed in the Assembly starting with 9 February 2010. If adopted […]

January 27, 2010

EP Culture Committee – Draft Internet Governance Opinion published

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kulturausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments – Gutachtenentwurf zu Internet Governance veröffentlicht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1681] The European Parliament (EP) has started its deliberations on a non-binding report on “Internet governance, the next steps”, following the Commission’s Communication on this topic in 2009. The draft Opinion of the European Parliament’s Culture Committee […]

January 27, 2010

Award Ceremony of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Preisverleihung des European Civil Society Data Protection Award | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1682] WHERE: The award ceremony will take place on 28 January 2010 at the Kaaitheater (20 square Sainctelette 1000 Bruxelles) WHEN: during a Pecha Kucha (a series of 13 presentations that each last 6 minutes). The Pecha Kucha event […]