February 13, 2013 · Blogs

Copyright: challenges of the digital era

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Urheberrecht im digitalen Zeitalter | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_Urheberrecht_im_digitalen_Zeitalter?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] EDRi has freshly launched a booklet that overviews the challenges that copyright is facing in the digital environment. For the past twelve years, the European Union has discussed how to support, develop and protect creation in the digital environment. Two months ago, […]

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November 30, 2016 · Blogs

Free flow of data – what is it?

The “think tank” European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) recently produced a database of “restrictions on data”. The database lists laws which, in ECIPE’s opinion, are barriers to trade in 65 economies worldwide, including the European Union, and it was produced apparently due to influence from “the business community”. The database considers the EU […]

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April 6, 2011

EDRi responds to IPR Enforcement consultation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi-Stellungnahme zum Urheberrechts-Konsultationsverfahren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Konsultation_zur_Durchsetzung_der_Rechte_des_geistigen_Eigentums] European Digital Rights has submitted on 31 March 2011 its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the implementation of the IPR Enforcement Directive. The response examines the claims made by the Commission, the evidence (or lack thereof) for its assumptions and the […]

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February 21, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation

General monitoring of communications to block “undesirable” content

Increasingly, demands are made that “something be done” about “undesirable” and “harmful” material on the internet: online child abuse images and other criminal pornography, “extremism”, “incitement to violence”, “hate speech”, – and more recently, “fake news”. Organisations representing holders of intellectual property (IP) rights similarly demand that measures be taken to prevent the sharing of […]

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December 17, 2014 · Blogs

TTIP & Co.: Threats to digital rights?

Secrecy in trade negotiations and the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) have been the two most discussed topics of the year, especially in relation to the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). It was not by chance that the European Commission received 149,399 responses to the ISDS public consultation. Neither was it a […]

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March 23, 2016 · Blogs

Loopholes creeping into the Italian proposal on net neutrality

The Italian legislative proposal on net neutrality is currently being discussed by the Italian Parliament. Notwithstanding general provisions on the equal treatment of traffic for Internet access services, its amended text contains loopholes and provisions that raise concerns. The text, now containing references to EU Regulation 2120/2015 on net neutrality (and mobile roaming), generally fails […]

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February 27, 2008

Extension of the copyright term for performers proposed to the EC

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 14 February 2008, EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy announced his intention to propose to the European Commission (EC), in the next several months, an extension of the copyright term for performers from 50 to 95 years. This proposal should be ready for adoption by the […]

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June 20, 2012

Spanish Supreme Court says Google is not breaching copyright

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanien: Google verstößt nicht gegen Urheberrecht | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.12_Spanien_Google_verstoesst_nicht_gegen_Urheberrecht?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120620] The Spanish Supreme Court ruled on 3 April 2012 that Google was not in breach of copyright with its browser and cache services. The ruling was given in a case filed in 2006 by the owner of a web page […]

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April 1, 2015 · Blogs

French filesharers to be banned from flying?

A proposed European Directive threatens the ability of French filesharers to use airlines. The problem is a new attempt to adopt a Directive on the collection and storage of “passenger name record” (PNR) data. The European Commission’s plan is for air travellers’ data to be used for profiling individuals, to guess if they are involved […]

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November 6, 2019 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Inclusive technologies | Profiling practices

Why tech is not “just a tool”

Throughout October 2019, digital rights-watchers welcomed new reports warning about the human rights crises of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies. From Philip Alston’s caution that the UK risks “stumbling zombie-like into a digital welfare dystopia” to David Kaye’s critique of internet companies’ and States’ failure to respect human rights online, civil society is […]

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June 3, 2015 · Blogs

Danish Ministry of Culture: Danes should be regulated by Google

In 2012, ACTA was rejected by the European Parliament with an overwhelming majority, not least due to its proposals to allow private law enforcement by foreign internet companies. Despite this, on 8 May 2015, the Danish Ministry of Culture presented a “Code of Conduct” agreement with a number of internet intermediaries, which in many respects […]

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June 22, 2016 · Blogs

Copyfail #5: Excessive copyright protection term killing creativity and access to culture

This article is the fifth in the series presenting Copyfails. The EU is reforming its copyright rules. We want to introduce to you the main failures of the current copyright system, with suggestions on how to fix them. You can find all the Copyfails here. How has it failed? The copyright protection term in the […]

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