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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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EDRI-gram – Number 5.24, 19 December 2007
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Filtering the Internet – new request of music and film industry
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Concern has been raised by a memo sent to European policy-makers by the International Federation of Phonographic Industries asking European ISPs to filter the content transferred by their networks. The music and film industry continues to pressure from the EU regulators for control on the Internet, through […]
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Creative content online – main topic in new EC documents
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A new policy paper drafted by the European Commission (EC) shows its intention to promote new measures to fight against illegal file-sharing, taking as a positive example the French agreement between ISPs and the record industries already presented in EDRI-gram. The policy paper obtained by EurActiv and […]
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Online media regulation in Ukraine
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A public workshop held in Ukraine on 12 December 2007 was aimed to discuss the issues regarding the regulation of the new online media. The workshop was organised by Internews Ukraine together with the Council of Europe and the National Commission on Freedom of Speech and Development […]
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No decision yet from the EC on the status of the online music market
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) During a conference on creative rights and cultural diversity organised by EUobserver on 6 December 2007, José Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, stated the European Commission (EC) was not yet ready to take any short-term decision related to the management of the online music […]
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The broadcasting treaty resuscitated by the Council of Europe
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Pending the approval of its Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe will try to promote a new broadcasting international document, building on the failed convention for the protection of broadcasting signals of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As WIPO’s 184 members have failed in agreeing […]
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Czech Big Brother Awards 2007
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A panel of nine experts including journalists and civic associations’ members chose the awards for this year BBA winners at the ceremony on 13 November 2007 in Prague, from more than 70 nominations. The Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic received the award in the category […]
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Opera complains to the EC on Microsoft's Internet Explorer
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) As a result of a complaint made by the Norwegian web browser developer Opera Software ASA, the European Commission will examine under the antitrust regulation Microsoft’s abuse in distributing the browser Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system. Opera Software states that Microsoft does not follow accepted […]
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ENDitorial : "No Swiss DMCA" Referendum campaign
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Like everywhere else, DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) systems which impose technical restrictions on what end users can do with texts and multimedia content are highly unpopular also in Switzerland. At the same time, the representatives of the entertainment industry claim that this technology is necessary, and politicians […]
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UK Retailers blow the whistle on DRM
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) asks the music industry to get rid of DRM which they consider responsible for the continuously decreasing of online music sales in UK. The industry music seems to ignore the consumers’ preferences who are displeased with the copy protection systems imposing limitations […]
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European scientific information – too late on open access?
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The recent meeting on 22-24 November 2007 of the Competitiveness European Council meeting adopted its conclusions on scientific information in the digital age: access, dissemination and preservation. The conclusions underline the importance of scientific output resulting from publicly funded research being available on the Internet at no […]
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Third international conference e-Society.Mk 2007
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The conference on the topic of “Inclusive e-Government” was organized by the Metamorphosis Foundation last week within the frames of the project “Western Balkans Network for Inclusive e-Government”. The project aims at strengthening the cooperation and coordination among all the relevant stakeholders, decision-makers, government representatives, as well […]
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