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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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RapidShare needs to check every file for copyright infringement
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A Hamburg court in Germany has ruled that the free file-hosting service RapidShare.de is not doing enough to combat piracy, so they should check content for copyright infringement before it is made available on the Internet . The decision was given in the legal conflict between RapidShare […]
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Serbia: Conference on Regulation of online Freedom of Expression
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 8 and 9 September 2008, the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade hosted the international conference on regulation of freedom of expression on the Internet, organized by the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy (PCMLP) of the University of Oxford. EDRi-member Metamorphosis […]
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An update on the Italian PirateBay case
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Bergamo Criminal Court overrules the seizure, but establishes a case law that is a violation of civil rights. On 16 August 2008 ALCEI reported to the Italian Data Protection Authority the violations of law contained in the pre-emptive seizure order issued by the Justice for preliminary […]
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EDRI-gram – Number 6.18, 24 September 2008
EDRI-gram – Number 6.18, 24 September 2008
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Google reduces search data retention time to 9 months, but not enough
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Following the demands of EU privacy protection authorities, Google announced on 9 September it would reduce the search data retention time from 18 to 9 months. This is the second reduction Google applies in the past 2 years, having already reduced the retention period from indefinite to […]
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International workshop in Budapest challenges data retention
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) 70 international experts and e-activists met in Budapest on Friday 19 September to discuss EU-wide policies on data retention and to develop strategies for defending and enhancing privacy. Hosted by the Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) at the Central European University in Budapest, the workshop […]
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Spain: Indexing torrent files is not copyright infringement
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The case of Sharemula.com, the eDonkey website publishing links allowing users to download movies, music and software has been recently dismissed by the Provincial Court of Madrid which ruled that the website was operating legally. The case had been brought to court by the Federación Antipiratería (Anti-piracy […]
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The EU commissioners ask for a friendly environment in online retailing
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A roundtable on online retailing with the interested private companies, including online music providers, and consumers organisations took place at the European Commission in Brussels on 17 September 2008 with competition commissioner Neelie Kroes and internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy. Ms Kroes expressed her concern regarding the […]
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French file EDVIGE revised after huge civil society mobilization
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Following a very strong opposing movement, the decree allowing the creation of EDVIGE file has been abandoned by the French Government, but it will be replaced by a modified project called now EDVIRSP. On 1 July 2008, the French Government had announced a project creating a huge […]
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House of the German Pirate Party spokesman raided by Police
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Bavarian Police searched the house of the German Pirate Party spokesman on the 11 September 2008, searching for information on some leaked plans regarding a Skype wire tap project, that were published by the Party. The Pirate Party published some documents received from an anonymous whistleblower […]
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European Competition Commissioner: We investigate Google-Yahoo deal
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Google announced in June that it had struck a deal with Yahoo, so it would sell ads on Yahoo website in return for a share of the profits. The EU anti-competition authorities confirms that they are investigating the deal between the two majors in the online advertising. […]
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ENDitorial: A stupid law and a perverse "criminal" sentence
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) ”There is no censorship in Italy, but…” “Censorship” was abolished and outlawed in Italy sixtytwo years ago. Freedom of the press and of personal opinion is not only established by the Constitution, but also deeply rooted in custom and in all perceptions of civil society. There are, […]
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