November 20, 2013 · Blogs

TPP May Be Worse Than ACTA

A version of 30 August 2013 of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) draft confirms previously expressed concerns that the negotiating parties are prepared to expand the reach of intellectual property rights to the detriment of consumer rights and data protection. The document was recently leaked and published by Wikileaks […]

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December 6, 2006 · Blogs

France Parliament shifts to open source software

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Starting with July 2007, the computers used by the French deputies will be equipped with Linux operation system, Open Office software and Firefox browser. The project, initiated at the request of the General Assembly President, was based on a study made by Atos Origin, a technology services […]

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April 25, 2012

YouTube loses a case in Germany to collective society Gema

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Youtube verliert im Fall gegen GEMA | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.8_Youtube_verliert_im_Fall_gegen_GEMA?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120507] A German court decided on 20 April 2012 that YouTube was indirectly liable for the copyrighted content posted by its users in a case brought to court in 2010 by the royalty collective society Gema. In this case, the defendant […]

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December 19, 2007

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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December 19, 2007

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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April 18, 2018 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Alternatives to dominant digital services

Internet protocols and human rights

Recently, a lot of thought has been devoted to the issue of human rights and internet protocols.

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January 18, 2006

NL Supreme court ends 10 year old Scientology case

Freedom of speech won in a battle that lasted for a decade between Karin Spaink, a Dutch writer and XS4ALL, her Internet service provider, on one side, and the Church of Scientology, on the other side, which was claiming copyright infringement. It all began in 1995 when the Church of Scientology attempted to seize the […]

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May 23, 2012

Hearing at LIBE on ACTA

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Anhörung zu ACTA im LIBE Ausschuss | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.10_Anhoerung_zu_ACTA_im_LIBE_Ausschuss?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120523] On 16 May 2012, LIBE Rapporteur on ACTA, Mr. D. Droustas, hosted the event “the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) – Compatibility of ACTA with Fundamental Rights”. He welcomed the audience stating that European Parliament (EP)’s task policy is to overcome […]

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March 25, 2015 · Blogs

EDRi joins the Document Freedom Day

Today, we are celebrating the Document Freedom Day to raise awareness for Open Standards. Open Standards allow us to share all kinds of data freely. They ensure availability, transparency and interoperability of software and document formats – and prevent us from being locked in to using a particular software or service. We believe that the […]

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May 30, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Privacy and confidentiality

Your ePrivacy is nobody else’s business

The right to privacy is a fundamental right for every individual, enshrined in international human rights treaties. This right is being particularly threatened by political and economic interests, which are having a deep impact on freedom of expression, democratic participation and personal security.

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April 20, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Privacy and confidentiality

Policing: France proposes massive EU-wide DNA sweep, automated exchange of facial images

The French Presidency of the Council is seeking EU-wide comparisons of every DNA profile held by police forces against all those held by other national police forces, as well as EU policing agency Europol, as part of plans to upgrade the ‘Prüm’ network of police databases. It also hopes to automate the police exchange of facial images by eliminating requirements for human review.

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May 4, 2016 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

EUIPO publishes final report about ”Youth and Intellectual Property”

(Update on 6 June 2016: We corrected some quotes in this article which referred to a different but related report) On 6 April, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, formerly known as OHIM) published its report on “Youth and IP”, which followed the 2013 study on “European Citizens and Intellectual Property: Perception, Awareness and […]

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